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Copycat Medicine Ball Tea Recipe

Courtney
Starbucks copycat Medicine Ball Tea is a soothing and cozy tea. One of my favorite fall and winter teas, this cold buster tea is not your typical herbal tea. Although it is full of nutrition and packed with comforting lemon, and soothing honey, sometimes earning the name of sick tea, this tea tastes simply delicious. So whether you are fighting a cold, or looking for a cozy drink to warm up with, this honey citrus mint tea answers the call.
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Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 minute
Course Green Tea/ Matcha
Cuisine American
Servings 1 serving
Calories 239 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 TEAVANA Peach Tranquility Tea Bag
  • 1 TEAVANA Jade Citrus Mint Ta Bag
  • 1 Cup Lemonade
  • 1 Cup Water
  • Honey to taste, about 1 teaspoon

Instructions
 

  • Heat together lemonade and water until almost boiling.
  • Place both peach tranquility and jade citrus mint tea bags in your mug.
  • Once the lemonade and water are heated, pour them over tea bags.
  • Add a squeeze of honey.
  • Steep for at least 5 minutes. You can leave the tea bags in your tea while drinking to continue to steep and release more flavor. However, the tea can become bitter so I would recommend removing them within the first 30 minutes.

Notes

  • Although Starbucks serves this tea with tea bags, it can become bitter over time. Remove tea bags after steeping or within the first 30 minutes.
  • Enjoy when sick or well!
  • Don’t save this tea just for the wintertime, enjoy it all year round!
  • Honey is soothing to a sore throat or cough, but can be a little too sweet. Use less honey or opt to leave it out altogether.
  • Never serve honey to anyone under the age of 1 year old!
  • For a caffeine-free tea, leave out Jade Citrus Mint and substitute with an herbal mint tea.
  • If the exact Teavana teas aren’t available to you, you can try blending peach herbal tea with mint herbal tea. This combination is lovely but will not taste the exact same.
  • Use any lemonade you like. I made my own using this recipe. 

    • This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only.

    Keyword cold buster tea, honey citrus mint tea, medicine ball tea, sick tea