Passion Fruit Tea

This Passion Fruit Tea is a light, sweet beverage packed with fresh strawberries, blackberries, lemons and mint!

 

Every celebration deserves a delicious drink like this Passion Fruit Tea recipe! While this easy recipe doesn’t include a bunch of fancy ingredients or complicated methods, it is the perfect thing to sip when commemorating a special occasion or acknowledging a big accomplishment.

My family keeps things very lowkey (e.g. parents didn’t have a wedding and had their “reception” at a Sonic drive-in. One sister didn’t participate in her college commencement ceremony, and none of us had graduation parties, etc.) Even a low-maintenance, low-fuss family like ours, though, enjoy a fruity, special beverage to mark an achievement!

This simple tea is a nice alternative to sangria or more tropical, fancy drinks. You don’t have to worry about finding fresh passion fruits in your small town or separating passion fruit pulp from the juice. With a simple tea bag and common fruit you’ll find in your grocery store, you can have this ready in 20 minutes or less! It’s light, packed with fruit, super easy to make, and a major favorite for the kids! Cheers to you and yours!

Passion Fruit Tea Ingredients

Scroll down to the printable recipe card for exact measurements.

• Water, Sugar, and Tazo Iced Passion tea bag – These combine to create our delicious iced tea base.
• Strawberries, Blackberries, and Lemons – These fresh fruits provide a ton of natural flavor and pretty presentation! Feel free to sub in raspberries, blueberries, or limes if you prefer.
• Mint leaves – This sweet herb perfectly complements both the tea and the fruit!

How do I make homemade Passion Fruit Tea?

This recipe is super easy; You mainly just boil water and slice fruit!

1. Separate four cups of fresh water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, then add the tea bag. Let this steep for 7 minutes. Remove tea bag, add sugar and stir well.
2. Pour into a large pitcher, add 4 cups of cold water, cover, and refrigerate at least 2 hours until cool.
3. While this is chilling in the fridge, slice your strawberries and lemons.
4. Add fruit and mint leaves.
5. Serve over ice cubes and garnish with additional mint if desired.

Possible Substitutions

This recipe is very flexible, so you can make changes based on your preferences. It’s difficult to mess this drink up, but here are a few suggestions for possible swaps you may want to try:

• If you want to lower your carb intake, you could use Swerve or Monkfruit sweeteners instead of sugar. Swerve lowers the carbs to 5 net grams per cup with only 30 calories. Monkfruit lowers the net carbs to 14 grams, also with 30 calories.
• You could try different combinations of fruits! I imagine blueberries, raspberries, kiwi fruit, or even apple pieces would be delicious as well!
• If you prefer a punch-type drink, you could top each glass off with a bit of ginger ale for a fizzy, bubbly feel! If you want to cut the sweetness, try soda water instead.
• If you want an even stronger passion fruit taste, you could add a bit of passion fruit juice, too! I just didn’t find that necessary and enjoyed how the tea flavor balanced with the other fruit.

What should I serve with Passion Fruit Iced Tea?

This would be an excellent drink to serve at a celebratory brunch, so here are some suggestions for fun, colorful spread:

• Southern Fried Green Tomatoes
• Keto Ham & Cheese Quiche
• Key Lime Pie Stuffed Strawberries
• Tomato and Avocado Salad
• Bacon Deviled Eggs

Can I make this recipe ahead of time?

I think this tea is best the same day it is made, but it does last okay in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. If you choose to add ginger ale, I wouldn’t do this ahead of time at all–I would do that as you are serving the individual glasses (plus, it’s so pretty that way!).

More Drink Recipes:

• Iced Vanilla Chai
• Sparkling Watermelon Cucumber Coolers
• Vanilla Peach Tea (great for those who prefer black tea over herbal tea)
• TWO ingredient Watermelon Limeade
• Cranberry Pineapple Spice Tea

And if you’re looking for more options, check out this post for 16 Refreshing Summer Drinks You Can’t Live Without!