Place into a paper bag (with a few holes), a milk bag, or other protective bag with airflow, and hang in a cool, dark, place with plenty of air flow.Bundle into small bundles and tie off with twine, string, rubber bands.If you happen to use a Sahara Folding Dehydrator, it has an air-dry feature (no heat) that makes drying herbs even better! Mint is fully dried when it easily crumbles. Place on dehydrator trays (no need to remove stems).Note: I'm using spearmint as an example in this post. Or you can choose to put on tea towels and let air dry or gently pat dry.
#DRIED MINT TEA HOW TO#
How to Dry Mintįor all processes below, first wash your mint - whether it's storebought or homegrown, it's best to wash off any impurities.įor large batches, you can use a salad spinner (I use the OXO salad spinner) to quickly spin away most moisture before drying. There are quite a few ways to accomplish it, even without a dehydrator. Mint, of all types, is so easy to dehydrate. I like mine with just a teeny bit of sugar in it, but just plain mint is perfectly wonderful too.Drying mint is so easy to do and a great way to have mint flavor all year long! Learn the secrets of drying and storing mint for optimum flavor! Take a deep sniff of it before you take that first sip…ahhhhhhh. Go fold one load of laundry and come back – I know you have laundry! By this time your clothes are folded you have a pot of delicately light green, gently, deliciously mint-flavored tea.
#DRIED MINT TEA FULL#
STEP 5: Now comes the hard part…you have to wait for FIVE full minutes to give your mint time to steep. Pour the boiling water over them until your teapot is full, and put the top on. STEP 4: Pour the hot water out of your teapot and pop the mint, stems and all, into your warm teapot. Next, take those mint stalks and roll them between your palms a few times. STEP 3: Now put a kettle of water on and wait until it is boiling merrily away. STEP 2: Fill it up with hot water and let it sit for a few minutes to warm the pot up. I have one that fits about 4 cups of hot water which is just about perfect. Now go find that teapot that I know you have somewhere. STEP 1: Take about 4 or five good-sized stalks of mint. (Scroll down for the handy complete printable recipe with nutrition info!) ingredients you need to make this recipeįresh mint: If you don’t have any growing in your back yard, fresh mint is pretty easy to find in the produce section of your supermarket.Īnd yes, you can use any variety you like, from spearmint to peppermint to chocolate mint (there is such a thing!) How to make this recipe
But honestly? There’s nothing like tea made with a handful of fresh mint. (Oh, and if you want to make the world’s easiest coffee cake to go with it, I have you covered for that!)Īnd yes, I know there are all kinds of mint tea bags out there to be had.
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