These fresh lemon iced tea popsicles turn your favorite frosty summer drink into a refreshing popsicle.
Is there anything better than a tall glass of frosty lemon iced tea on a hot (or not so hot!) day? How about eating it as a cooling popsicle?
Like most of my other popsicle recipes, these lemon-iced tea popsicles are easy to make with minimal equipment. The popsicles have multiple layers of lemon flavor with lemon juice, lemon tea, and lemon verbena. Lemon verbena is a type of lemon-scented herb that adds a lovely extra depth of flavor to these popsicles.
Looking with the same tangy lemon taste but a bit creamier? Why not try making my fabulous homemade lemon ice cream? Luscious, creamy, and bursting with lemon flavor!
To make the lemon iced tea popsicles
To start with place the tea bags into a large heat-proof jug. Pick and add the lemon verbena leaves if using. Pour in boiling water, stir well and allow to brew for seven minutes. I found this was the right amount of time to get good tea flavor without it being too weak or overly tangy.
Remove tea bags and leaves. Add sugar and stir until dissolved and well mixed in.
Squeeze lemons and strain juice. Add to tea mix. Top up the tea mix with enough cold water to make 34oz (1 liter).
Hot tip: make sure there is enough space in your freezer for the moulds Before filling and trying to put them in the freezer, or there will be tears!
Cut up lemon slices if using and put in one slice per mold. The lemon slices are optional but I find they give a great look to the popsicles and an extra lemony hit when you're eating them. Top the molds up with tea mix and add sticks. Carefully put them into the freezer, these are very liquidy and can spill easily.
Freeze for at least 24 hours. Don't try to remove them from molds before this or they have a tendency to break apart.
Remove from molds and enjoy!
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Lemon iced tea popsicles
Equipment
- popsicle mold and sticks
Ingredients
- 5 Lemon scented or black tea bags *substitute with with regular tea if unavailable
- ½ cup (125ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice *approx. 1 - 2 lemons
- ¼ cup & 2 & ½ teaspoons (70 gms) granulated sugar
- 20 Lemon verbena leaves *optional
- 1 lemon, cut into slices to put into popsicles *optional
Instructions
- Place tea bags and lemon verbena leaves if using into a large heat proof jug.
- Pour over 2 cups (500ml) boiling water, stir and allow to steep for 7 mins.
- Remove tea bags and lemon verbeana leaves if using.
- Add sugar to tea and stir until dissolved.
- Squeeze and strain lemon juice, add to tea.
- Add cold water until it makes it up to 34oz (1 litre).
- Place lemon slices into moulds if using.
- Pour tea mix into molds, add sticks and freeze for at least four hours, or until froze.
- Remove from molds and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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Megan Ellam
Okay so now I am hooked. I just discovered your site and there is so many great recipes. Thanks so much for all your inspiration Sarah.
Sarah Brooks
Thanks Megan, glade you're enjoying them 🙂
Gavin
Summer may be over but this weekend was still hot & humid in Brisbane. I'm so glad I had a bath of these in the freezer to cool me down!
Sylvie
Such perfect popsicles for summer! love anything lemon so these would be so great and refreshing on a hot summer day!
Jaimie
What a clever and refreshing recipe! And I love the addition of the lemon slices.... this is firmly booked in for summer in my household!