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Honey Rhubarb Iced Tea (recipe)

Honey Rhubarb Iced Tea Recipe

We have three enormous rhubarb plants in one of our garden beds.  Our wonderful neighbor, Mr. Scoop (not his real name, but this is what we have all taken to calling him…his wife is Mrs. Scoop) gave us the plants when my mom was sick, knowing that we visited her at least monthly up in New Hampshire and that she loved rhubarb.  I cannot bear to part with the plants, given the history of them, but we don’t really eat much rhubarb, and these plants are quite fruitful.

I’m always looking for people to share the fruit with, or new ways to use our harvests, and I was so excited when my sister told me about Rhubarb Iced Tea- although I love to put honey in things for many reasons, so I changed things up a bit. Now we have a refreshing iced tea recipe we can all enjoy, sweetened with local honey that can help with seasonal allergies a bit, and it’s super simple to make!

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Honey Rhubarb Iced Tea

Ingredients:

8 stalks rhubarb, cut into 3 inch sections

8 cups water
1/3 cup honey (or sugar) to taste ( I did 1/3 cup honey and about 1/4 c sugar and we serve this with tons of ice to dilute)
mint for garnish (optional)
cheesecloth for straining

 Rhubarb Tea 1

Instructions:

Add rhubarb to water and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. You really can just let it simmer and not touch it!
Strain with cheesecloth, add honey/sugar (to taste) and serve iced. We like to serve it with LOTS of ice to dilute it a bit, but if you like a stronger flavor, use less. It’s pretty foolproof as is.
Enjoy, enjoy, and enjoy again!

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I’m thinking about changing this Honey Rhubarb Iced Tea with a spritz of seltzer.  Thoughts? What do you like to do with your rhubarb? 

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I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

I started working full time at a local middle school in fall 2021 and some of my students are insistent that I am mean.

Comments

  3. Amanda says

    I have never heard of rhubarb iced tea, this sounds so refreshing! And I am always looking for something to do with all the rhubarb from the garden. Thanks for sharing with Delicious Dish Tuesday, would you mind providing a back link when you get a chance?

  8. Nichol says

    Hmmm I think my comment got lost:( I’m not a fan of tea, but love me rhubarb! I would try this in a minute!

  10. JulieK says

    Have you tried strawberry-rhubarb pie? that is what my mom always made with rhubarb. I never liked it b/c it had tapioca in it, which I thought looked like fish eyes or eggs growing up. But now I am getting past that fear and I have started to like it! 🙂

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