Pear, Vanilla and Mint Iced Green Tea

Pear, vanilla and mint iced green tea

20/5/2015

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Pear, Vanilla and Mint Iced Green Tea Recipe

I know the weather is not exactly suited for iced tea at the moment (all of the rain...), but I do enjoy a nice glass of iced tea whatever the season is. Last week, I made those delicious pears Belle Hélène and had a lot of poaching liquid leftover. I am not one to discard such a flavoursome thing as this (the Madagascan vanilla is way too precious) so I decided to turn it into a pear and vanilla syrup.
I really wanted to make a drink out of it. At first, I thought about just throwing in a bit of soda water and ice cubes with the syrup for a quick refreshing drink but I thought the syrup deserved a bit more attention.

I am so hopeful that the weather will change for the best (sunshine, lollipops and rainbows) and I want to be prepared regarding refreshing drinks when Summer is here (seriously though, I am getting worried...). Since I drink tons of green tea every day, I thought I would use it in an iced tea for a change. With the addition of mint and my delicious pear and vanilla syrup, it turned out to be a very tasty iced tea. The ratio of syrup to tea makes it not overly sweet and pleasant to drink as a refreshing afternoon tea or accompanying a meal (hopefully al fresco!).

I feel like this drink is going to invade my fridge often whatever the time of year it is.
Plus, on a cheeky note, I can already imagine adding a bit of pear vodka or rum in it for a little evening cocktail.

Do you stick to hot tea or move to iced tea every now and then? I hope you give this little recipe of mine a try, it will definitely refresh your warm Summer days.