There is something special about mint tea, but Moroccan mint tea is on another level. Ask any Moroccan and they will tell you that drinking mint tea is almost like a national occupation! Mint tea is served several times throughout the day and is a foundation of Moroccan hospitality. Moroccan mint tea differs from regular mint tea that you find in Western countries. The mint leave steep alongside green tea, which is typically gunpowder tea.

Gunpowder tea comes from southeast China, in the Zheijang province. This type of tea dates back to the Tang Dynasty, which was in power from the 7th to 10th century. The English name of “gunpowder tea” is believed to come from the fact that the tightly rolled tea leaves resembled gunpowder pellets. The tea, however, is a bright golden color that has a subtle hint of smokiness and clean aftertaste. You can usually find loose leaf Moroccan mint tea that you can steep in a tea bag or infuser. Some teapots have built-in infuser nowadays, so use that if you have it!

Once you boil water, pour it over the tea and steep for three minutes. Remove the infuser or tea bag from the water after three minutes, and then add a small handful of mint, allowing it to steep for a few more minutes. Pour the tea into different mugs with a single sprig of mint in each mug. You can enjoy the tea unsweetened or sweeten it with raw agave nectar or stevia. Try it both ways and see which one you like better! Ideally, pour the tea over ice because the weather is quite hot, but if it’s cooler than enjoy the tea warm.

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Summer translates to carefree fun in the sun, outdoor activities, and social gatherings, but it also invites unhealthy cravings. Foods that people consider classic refreshments, snacks, and desserts rack up excess calories. If the goal is to stay slim and summertime fine, the last thing you want is to accumulate waste in the body. Unfortunately, summer snacks and drinks can easily make that happen. 

That’s where detox iced teas come enter the equation. Sip rejuvenating beverages that enhance hydration efforts and simultaneously aid with flushing harmful toxins out of the body. Regular consumption of these detox iced teas may aid weight loss efforts by increasing metabolism. It’s important to note that drinking detox teas and maintaining an unhealthy diet will not yield positive results. The teas do not simply cancel out poor lifestyle choices and unhealthy eating habits. Losing weight requires a multi-faceted approach, and these teas merely enhance weight loss efforts.

How Can Teas Boost Weight Loss?

One of the primary compounds of green tea leaves is caffeine. It acts as a mild stimulant that works to improve exercise performance and fat burning. According to research, the most impressive aspect of green tea’s nutritional profile is the antioxidant content. Researchers confirmed that drinking green tea works to slowly increase blood antioxidant levels. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the standout antioxidant in green tea and it has been known to boost metabolism. 

In order to burn fat, the body has to break down fat cells and move them into the bloodstream. EGCG works to inhibit an enzyme that breaks down norepinephrine, a hormone involved in fat burning. By inhibiting this enzyme, norepinephrine increases to enhance the breakdown of fat cells. Caffeine may also enhance the efforts of EGCG on fat cells. Additionally, EGCG increases the body’s ability to burn more calories, even at resting metabolic rate. Most studies confirmed that people who drank green tea experienced a 3-4% increase in metabolism. If you follow a 2,000 calorie per day diet, that translates to about 60-80 calories. 

We gathered three impressive detox iced tea recipes that can enhance your weight loss efforts. Sip them throughout summer and let us know how you enjoy them in the comments. 

Detox Blueberry Coconut Iced Green Tea

Ingredients:

• 2 green tea bags
• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
• 1.5 tablespoons raw honey
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 4 cups coconut water, boiled

Instructions:

• Add the tea bags, blueberries, honey, and lemon juice to a heat-safe pitcher. 
• After boiling the coconut water, pour it into the pitcher. Allow the ingredients to steep for 5 minutes. 
• Remove the tea bags and serve over ice. Garnish with optional fresh blueberries and mint. 

Cinnamon Turmeric Detox Iced Tea

Ingredients:

• 1 green tea bag
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon raw honey
• 4 cups warm water

Instructions:

• Add the tea bag, cinnamon, turmeric, and raw honey to a heat-safe pitcher. 
• Pour the warm water into the jar and stir gently. Allow this to steep for five minutes.
• Remove the tea bag and serve over ice. Garnish with additional cinnamon or turmeric.

Lemon Ginger Basil Iced Tea

Ingredients:

• 2 lemons
• 3/4 cup basil leaves
• 5 thin slices of ginger root, peeled
• 1 green tea bag
• 3 teaspoons raw honey

Instructions:

• Cut the lemons in half and squeeze the juice into a big pitcher. Make sure to avoid dropping seeds into the pitcher. 
• Add the squeezed lemons to the pitcher, along with the basil, sliced ginger, and green tea bag. 
• Pour enough warm water into the pitcher to completely submerge all of the ingredients. Add the honey, stir gently, and steep for five minutes. 
• Remove the tea bag, lemon halves, ginger slices, and basil by pouring the tea through a sieve. 
• Serve the liquid over ice and enjoy.

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The classic combination of ginger and cinnamon helps to boost immunity and provide anti-inflammatory properties. If you have any sort of sinus congestion, the ginger cinnamon combo promotes decongestion. A healing duo such as ginger and cinnamon is beneficial for your health, but you can always enhance how they benefit the body. For example, this tea contains dried figs, which are naturally rich in calcium, iron, and potassium. Additionally, they offer powerful antioxidants like vitamin C, quercetin, epicatechin gallate, and kaempferol.

Traditionally, you serve this tea over ice, but you have the option to enjoy it warm. The warmth helps to open up the airways and the spiciness of the ginger can soothe a sore throat. You have the option to add some stevia or raw agave nectar if you want to temper the spiciness of the ginger and cinnamon. Sometimes, especially if it is your first exposure to these strong flavors, it can be better to use raw agave. Don’t go crazy with a heavy drizzle of agave; rather, a tablespoon will do just fine. Cinnamon can have a spicy, startling flavor as well, but it’s quite enjoyable. Cinnamon outranked 26 other superfoods in a study comparing their antioxidant activity. How amazing is that?

This recipe does make a hefty amount of tea, which is why it’s great for a large pitcher of summer iced tea. It also requires a slow brew, meaning you don’t boil the water. You add all of the ingredients to a large jar and allow it to brew for a couple hours in the sun. This works to hydrate the figs, thereby releasing their health properties into the liquid. It’s a different method to brew tea, but it often imparts a ton of flavor.

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Everyone thinks that our herbal teas must be consumed hot. This is not the case. You can brew our teas in hot water and then pour them over ice, especially now that the weather is beginning to warm up.

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This is such a fantastic drink to have during the summer months. Once you try it, we can almost guarantee that you will be making it every week.

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