Author Notes
My tea concoction has a chocolate base that uses Numi Organic Pu•erh Tea. Pu•erh is a variety of tea that is picked from 500 year-old trees before undergoing a special fermentation process; it helps to provide a boost of energy and I prefer it brewed cold rather than hot.
This recipe makes 2 quarts; it is an easy refrigerator tea, a chocolate mixture that is smooth and refreshing. Enjoy it plain over ice cubes or with a shot of Vodka…Chocolate preferred!
—lapadia
Ingredients
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4 Chocolate Pu•erh tea bags
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2 Vanilla Caramel tea bags (I prefer Bigelow)
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8 cups (2 quarts) tap or room temperature water (filtered would be great)
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Needed: at the least, a 2 quart (64 oz.) container with lid
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Optional – Vodka, Chocolate preferred
Directions
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Hang tea bags inside the container with strings hanging over the rim.
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Add water make sure tea bags are immersed in water as well as they can be. Note: when they are dry they will just float at first.
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Twist lid on and put in fridge for at least 6 hours to overnight; bounce/dip the tea bags in and out of water a couple times before removing them.
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Squeeze and remove the tea bags, fill a pitcher or glasses with ice cubes and pour in the tea.
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Optional, add 1 shot of plain or Chocolate Vodka per glass.
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