Mint Tea

Mint tea is a restorative herbal tea made with just boiling water and fresh mint! Make it with peppermint or spearmint for a refreshing drink.

Got fresh mint on hand? Try making mint tea! It’s restorative, delicious, and takes just 5 minutes to steep into a flavorful herbal tea. When Alex and I tried this for the first time, we were astounded by the flavor. Mint tea tastes fresh and bright. It’s a great way to wake up in the morning as an alternative to coffee. You can make spearmint tea or peppermint tea: use whatever variety of this tasty herb you have on hand.

How to make mint tea

Mint tea requires just two ingredients: fresh mint and water! You’ll be amazed at the amount of flavor that comes from just two ingredients. You can use any variety of mint you have to make tea: spearmint, peppermint, or chocolate mint. They all have slightly different flavors! This recipe is best to make in the summer when you’ve got lots of mint on hand, but you can make it in the winter with storebought herbs (it’s ultra refreshing). Here’s how to make mint tea:

1. Boil: Boil a pot of water. We use an electric tea kettle (that we also use for our morning coffee).
2. Harvest herbs: Add 8 fresh mint leaves to a mug.
3. Steep: Pour on the water The exact quantity doesn’t matter: just fill up the mug! Allow to stand for 5 minutes, then enjoy.

Mint tea benefits

Mint is known to have medicinal benefits such as soothing upset stomachs, headaches, boosting your energy, and so forth. So, it’s possible mint tea does the same! We can’t promise that a cup of mint tea will cure all your ailments, but many people believe in the power of herbal tea. But it can’t be argued that it’s positively soothing to drink a cup! Read more about the Health Benefits of Mint.

How to grow herbs

If you’re not growing herbs in pots or garden space: you must start now! All you need is a few pots and a sunny ledge. Fresh herbs are incredible for your cooking, and you can use them to make herbal teas or even just sprinkle into olive oil as a dip. Go to How to Grow Herbs for more.

Want more ideas for using up mint? Try these Best Mint Recipes.

More herbal teas

You can make tea with all sorts of herbs! Here are a few more herbal tea recipes to try:

• Thyme tea
• Oregano tea
• Rosemary tea
• Ginger tea or Lemon ginger tea
• Sage tea
• Lavender tea
• Lemon tea
• Basil tea (uses black tea)

Love tea recipes? Also try our Iced Tea, Sweet Tea and Cold Brew Tea.

This mint tea recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free, and gluten-free.

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More herbal drinks

There are so many ways to use peppermint and spearmint outside of tea! Mint is great for infused water recipes like:

• Easy Mint Water Water infused with mint is so refreshing!
• Fruit Infused Water Add your favorite fruits like strawberry and orange, and a handful of fresh mint!
• Lime Mint Water Lime and mint make the perfect refreshing combo.
• Lemon Herb Cucumber Water This lemon herb water features rosemary, thyme, and mint.