Recipes Archive - Ceylon Tea

Iced Tea Lemonade

Bring the litre of water to a boil, remove from heat and add tea leaves. Keep for 3-5 minutes. Stir and strain into a container, add the cold water and the cooled sugar syrup. Pour in the lemon juice and mix well. To serve, pour over ice cubes.

Chocolate Tea

Place all the ingredients in a pan except the garnish and simmer until the chocolate is fully dissolved. Cook over low heat for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow it to infuse for 10 minutes, then let it cool and strain. Freeze for one hour. Break up the frozen mixture and process in a blender until slushy.

Pineapple Tea Punch

Bring the water to a boil, add tea leaves and let it infuse, then add nutmeg and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Stir and strain into a punch bowl, add sugar and let it cool. Mix in the fruit juice. When ready to serve, mix with chilled soda and pour over ice cubes.

Lemongrass Tea Sorbet

Bring water to boil, add sugar and lemongrass and let it infuse for 15 minutes. Add tea leaves and keep for 5 minutes. Strain through a fine meshed sieve and let it cool. Add lemon juice and place in freezer until frozen hard (about 8 hours). Process in small quantities in a blender until slushy and creamy. Place in cool goblets and serve immediately, garnished with fruits, mint leaves etc.

Tea Wine

Boil the water, add tea leaves, and let it brew for 10 minutes. Do not strain. Add all the other ingredients, except arrack and keep it covered for 10 days. Stir well and keep it for another 4 days. Strain, filter and keep it for another week. Then add arrack and keep it for 1 or 2 weeks.