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Yum Alert: Matcha Tea Lemonade

matcha tea lemonade
Written by emilyc

Besides the fact that Matcha Tea Lemonade is extra refreshing, it’s also extra healthy. When you drink matcha, you reap the benefits of the entire green tea leaf, rather than merely the brewed water from the leaf. Add the lemonade aspect, and it’ll be your summertime go-to. Image via The Kitchn.

matcha tea lemonade

Ingredients:

16 ounces boiling water
4 tsp of matcha, or according to preference
Juice of one lemon
Zest of one lemon, I used chunky zest for this one
1 or 2 tsp raw honey, optional
A few fresh mint leaves, optional
2 cups of ice

For preparation instructions, click here.

About the author

emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.