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Iced Green Tea Fruit Cup Raspberry Drink

May 16, 2016 by Sarah / Maison Cupcake

Quench your thirst this summer with this quick and easy refreshing cocktail mocktail idea - iced green tea fruit cup raspberry drink with lime and basil perfect for parties and barbecues

Quench your thirst this summer with this quick and easy refreshing cocktail mocktail idea: iced green tea fruit cup raspberry drink with lime and basil. By the jugful it’s perfect for parties and barbecues. Post commissioned by PG tips. 

Quench your thirst this summer with this quick and easy refreshing cocktail mocktail idea - iced green tea fruit cup raspberry drink with lime and basil perfect for parties and barbecues

PGtips event-4

Well it’s a civilised way to start the week isn’t it. A pleasant May morning and an invitation by PG tips to sail down the River Thames – which feels quite poignant this week if you’re an EastEnders fan as I am (the soon to be late Peggy Mitchell sailed down the same stretch of river with Phil in a weepy episode last week).

Tower Bridge

I’ve not been on an open topped Thames river cruise before but they’re the perfect way to sail down the river. Watching the familiar bridges and buildings float past, you see the city from a different angle. I always find it hard to look at Tower Bridge from the Eastern side without wondering what Bob Hoskins’ character in The Long Good Friday would make of the changes to the London skyline.

PG tips green tea monkey event

During our trip we were refreshed with jugs of iced green tea mocktails – makes a good alternative to a Pimms style summer drink and inspired me to make my own iced green tea fruit drink at home.

PG tips green tea monkey

The boat promptly turned around at the Houses of Parliament where we were entertained by the slightly surreal appearance of a huge PG tips Monkey character made from green leaves floating on his own pontoon.

 

#GreenTeaMonkey take over on the River Thames #London #Tea A photo posted by PG tips (@pgtips) on May 16, 2016 at 5:40am PDT

The @PGtips Instagram account got a closer look than us – apparently Monkey was in danger of bumping  his head on a bridge until the tide dropped.

Quench your thirst this summer with this quick and easy refreshing cocktail mocktail idea - iced green tea fruit cup raspberry drink with lime and basil perfect for parties and barbecues

Make your own iced green tea mocktail

Back at home the sunny spring weather was a good excuse to sit in the garden with my own refreshing iced green tea drink. I have spruced mine up with lime, basil and lots of frozen raspberries in lieu of ice cubes (I have many home grown frozen raspberries to hand but alas no ice cubes today). Below you’ll find a printable recipe – well it’s more a serving suggestion really but a stylish summer drink nonetheless.

Print Recipe

Iced Green Tea Fruit Cup Raspberry Drink

Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Servings: 8 glasses
Author: Sarah Trivuncic

Ingredients

  • 2 PG tips green tea bags
  • 2 litres boiling water
  • 2 handfuls frozen raspberries
  • thinly sliced limes
  • 1 handful fresh basil leaves
  • ice is useful if you have it

Instructions

  • Steep the PG tips green tea bags in the boiling water for a minute or two.
  • Remove the tea bags and leave the tea to cool completely (chill until needed).
  • Serve in jugs with lime slices, basil leaves and generous handfuls of raspberries.

Quench your thirst this summer with this quick and easy refreshing cocktail mocktail idea - iced green tea fruit cup raspberry drink with lime and basil perfect for parties and barbecues

Post commissioned by PG tips as part of their #GreenTeaMonkey campaign. Follow @PGtips on Twitter and Instagram. Thank you to Monkey for the lovely morning out!

How do you like your iced tea?

PG tips green tea monkey

Filed Under: Branded Content, Party Food Ideas Tagged With: barbecues, basil, drinks, lime, mocktails, Raspberries, summer

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Comments

  1. Rosa says

    May 17, 2016 at 8:47 am

    Heavenly and so refreshing ! I love green tea.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

  2. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

    May 17, 2016 at 9:12 am

    What a lovely way to spend the day! Especially sipping on this iced tea – looks absolutely yummy. Like a more civilised Pimms 😉

  3. Kate @ VeggieDesserts says

    May 17, 2016 at 5:25 pm

    5 stars
    I adore iced tea, and your version has me swooning. I saw those raspberries and wanted it immediately – then I read about the basil and I NEED IT NOW! On my to-make list for the weekend. The boat cruise looks fantastic, too. When we lived on a narrowboat, we sailed it along the Thames through central London a few times. Scary but amazing. It sounds like you had a great time.

    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      May 17, 2016 at 6:17 pm

      My mum lives on a narrowboat! She’s wary of going on the Thames and when Timothy West and Prunella Scales did it in their series it looked terrifying!!

  4. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

    May 18, 2016 at 9:00 am

    5 stars
    The floating PG tips monkey does look surreal. I am an iced tea addict so your version has got me swooning. I can just image what the basil flavour adds to it.

  5. Jo says

    May 18, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    This looks super refreshing and delicious! Perfect for summer.

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