This peach cold brew green tea is literally the easiest tea recipe you’ll ever try. It requires no brewing, no extra fluff, just good tea, fruit, and water. This peach green tea is so refreshing and crisp, especially on a hot day. Make this for a picnic or party, or to enjoy over a couple of days!

Here’s how to make an easy peach cold brew green tea at home!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• It’s seriously so easy, no brewing required.
• Super refreshing, practically zero calories, and added sugar-free!
• Perfect for making ahead of time and for trips.
• Easy to experiment with and make different tea flavors with!
• Fool-proof recipe that you can’t mess up.

What is Cold Brew?

Cold brew is exactly what it sounds like — brewing in cold water. Most commonly used in coffee, cold brew can also be used to brew tea! Much like any extraction, all you need is a large amount of water to solute ratio.

Because the coffee or tea infuses slowly over time, there is little bitterness or astringency in the resulting drink. Because of cold brew’s sweet and smooth flavor, it’s a very popular drink when you want something refreshing. It’s perfect for days you can’t be bothered to brew something, making ahead of time for a picnic or hike, or when you want to batch some caffeine for the week.

With cold brew, you can make a variety of drinks, including sweet cream cold brews, fruity cold brew tea, cold brew lattes, and so on.

Can You Cold Brew Tea?

Contrary to popular belief, you can cold brew tea, and it works incredibly well. Thanks to osmosis, you can brew any tea in cold water, resulting in a smooth, delicious, and strong tea.

Generally, green teas or black teas work best since they’re more strongly flavored than oolong or white teas. You can brew the teas with herbs or fruit, which also infuses their flavor alongside the tea. Depending on the flavors added, you can make some pretty delicious tea (like this peach green tea).

What Does Peach Cold Brew Tea Taste Like?

It tastes like a frozen peach with fresh floral notes from the jasmine green tea. It has a slight vegetal, sweet, and even nutty flavor from the green tea, which pairs nicely with peach.

Because peaches are sweet, the cold brew tea also becomes slightly sweet with a subtle, juicy, peachy flavor. It’s almost like there’s a hint of peach in it without being super overpowering, honestly, it’s very light.

If you’re thinking that this will taste like Starbucks, it won’t. It’s more of a naturally flavored unsweetened tea, similar to how you don’t expect sparkling water to taste like soda.

Peach Cold Brew Green Tea Recipe: Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1 diced yellow or white peach
• 2 tbsp loose-leaf green tea (I like jasmine)
• 2 cups of water
• 4 sprigs of mint
• 1 cup of ice for serving
• 1 24 oz jar

How to Make Peach Cold Brew Green Tea

1. Wash and dice peaches into small, one-inch cubes. Leave the skin on if desired.
2. Add green tea, peaches, washed mint, and water to a 24-ounce jar or container.
3. Lid the jar and mix up and down to get all solids wet. Ensure that the tea is fully submerged in water.
4. Let it brew in the fridge overnight for up to 24 hours.
5. Once brewed, strain out the solids and pour the tea back into the jar.
6. Serve, mix with ice, and enjoy!

Tips for the Perfect Peach Cold Brew Green Tea

• Don’t Over Brew: Don’t cold brew your tea for more than 24 hours; otherwise, it will become bitter. It’s easy to forget about it, especially if you have a busy day, but it’s important to strain out the tea and solids in time!
• Serve Over Ice: While cold-brewed tea is cold, it’s so refreshing when drank with some ice in it! The ice also helps dilute it a little bit if the tea is strong.
• Use Ripe, Sweet Peaches: The more flavor your peaches have, the better the tea. I like a juicy, yellow peach for a balanced sweet and semi-tart flavor. Ripe peaches should have a colorful, saturated skin with a little give when you press into it.
• Use Looseleaf Tea: Any looseleaf tea will be better than tea bags, especially when brewing. The tea will have more room to interact with the water and extract. But if you only have tea bags, they work too!

Variations: Other Fruits to Try in Tea

The best part about this recipe is that it’s so easy to mix and match different fruits and teas for cold brew. Luckily, many fruits pair well with green tea, but my favorites are sweet and tart fruits like strawberry, mango, grapefruit, etc. Beyond peach and mint, you can try strawberry and basil, mango and orange, blueberry and rosemary, and so on.

For a flavor explosion, you can add a fruit, a citrus, and an herb. This will give you a multilayered tea with layers of flavor. Perhaps you’ll create your new favorite tea this way!

Cold Brew Tea Frequently Asked Questions

Can green tea be cold-brewed?

Yes! It’s a super easy way to get smooth and sweet green tea without brewing. It’s best with loose-leaf tea, but tea bags work too.

What are the benefits of cold brew green tea?

Cold brew green tea actually has enhanced antioxidant levels, with a study citing that there’s double the amount in cold vs hot brew! There’s also more caffeine than in normal brewed green tea, so you’ll get a punch of energy from sipping less green tea.

What is the ratio of green tea to water for cold brew?

I like to do 1 tbsp of tea to 1 cup of water, and scale up as needed. I find that this gives a strong flavor without being too much, and it’s perfect after some ice melts into it for easy sipping. But if you want it stronger, add more tea, and for a milder tea, use less tea.

Is green tea still effective if cold?

You bet! It still has caffeine and all the antioxidants that green tea is so famous for. Honestly, it might be even more effective because you’ll be drinking much more of it (too yummy to put down).

Can I use tea bags instead?

Yes! For every 1 tbsp of loose-leaf, use two tea bags. So, for this recipe, you’ll want to use 4 tea bags. Just make sure that the tea bag string does not submerge in the water. You can let it hang outside the cap when you screw on the lid.

How much caffeine is in cold brew green tea?

It depends, but generally, cold brew green tea has more caffeine than its hot counterpart. While caffeine is soluble at higher temperatures, cold brew extracts tea for a longer period of time, so it draws out more caffeine by default. Sometimes, almost 1-2x the amount!

How long does the tea stay fresh for?

This cold brew tea stays good for a week in the fridge! I recommend enjoying it within 3-4 days, though, it tastes the best fresh! As it sits, it can get a little more bitter.

How to store cold brew tea?

Store cold brew tea in an airtight jar or container in the fridge. Make sure that once brewed, the tea and fruit solids are removed so you’re left with just the tea.

What peaches should I use?

You can use any peach for this recipe, but I prefer yellow peaches for that sweet and tart flavor. You can also use white peaches, which will give it a more floral and sweet flavor.

Other Refreshing Tea Recipes to Try

Now that you know how to make a delicious, refreshing peach green tea by cold brew, you’ll probably want to try other amazing tea recipes! Here are some of my favorites to try next:

• Fresh Strawberry milk tea
• Creamy Royal milk tea
• Easy Thai green tea
• Soothing ginger tea
• Coconut Thai tea cloud

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