Basil Mint Tea Recipe with Fresh Leaves
Wondering what to do with leftover herbs? If you enjoy making herbal teas, then this simple basil mint tea is perfect for you.
The tea takes on the flavors of the herbs and has a delightful mild minty, herbaceous flavor. You can serve it warm during the winter months or pour it over ice for a refreshing summer drink.
If you enjoy herbal tea, be sure to check out my basil tea, holy basil tea, and parsley tea recipes too!

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Ingredients for basil mint tea

Equipment for this recipe
You don’t need special equipment here but, as with most of my simple herbal tea recipes, I recommend using a kettle for boiling the water and a teapot with tea infuser for steeping the leaves. It makes steeping and clean up quick and easy. Alternatively, you can also use a French press for steeping.
How to make basil mint tea
Prep
Bring water to a boil. I used a kettle here but you can use a saucepan or even a microwave. Wash the fresh basil and mint leaves to remove any impurities from them. Tear the leaves and add to the tea infuser.

Steep
Pour the boiling water over the leaves. Allow to steep for 15 minutes.

Serve
Strain the tea. Feel free to sweeten it at this point and serve warm as a wonderful, minty morning or afternoon tea during winter months. For warmer weather, pour this basil mint tea over ice with some of the herbs and serve cold for a refreshing summer drink.

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Basil mint tea recipe
Basil mint tea (with fresh leaves)
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp fresh basil leaves (about 8 large leaves)
- 1 tbsp fresh mint leaves (about 20 leaves)
- 3 cups water
- sweetener (optional)
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil.
- Wash the leaves.
- Tear the leaves. Add to a tea infuser.
- Pour boiling water over the torn leaves.
- Allow to steep for 15 minutes.
- Strain and sweeten.
- Serve warm or over ice.
this combo tasted great!