Berry Hibiscus Tea Smoothie
This post is sponsored by Lipton tea.
I make smoothies a lot. My parents got me a Vitamix for my 22nd birthday and I can honestly say I’ve used it multiple times a week ever since. But it’s sad how infrequently I switch up my smoothie game! Sure, sometimes I’ll go for a peach cobbler smoothie or a fruity chia smoothie but I tend to gravitate towards a fruit + almond milk + protein source equation.
But not today. We’re doing something new! I recently had the opportunity to try some of Lipton’s newest teas and let me just say, I fell in love.
While I’m not here to pick favorites, I have to say that I gravitated toward the berry hibiscus flavor. I was enjoying it in the afternoon at work and I found that I still wanted to finish my cup, even when the tea had cooled down. It’s packed with real ingredients and the blend is perfect. That got me thinking… why can’t I use tea in my smoothies?
Turns out, there is no reason why not! So this berry hibiscus tea is the base of this deliciously fruity smoothie!
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Berry Hibiscus Tea Smoothie
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 3 mins
- Total Time: 8 mins
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Breafast
Description
Perk up your morning smoothie with hibiscus tea! It’s a great way to add flavor without added sugar.
Ingredients
- 1 bag of Lipton Berry Hibiscus Tea
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup‘ frozen mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, & raspberries)
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1 handful of ice
Instructions
- Bring 3/4 cup of water to a boil and steep the tea.
- I let my tea bag sit in the water for about 3 minutes and then I discarded the tea bag and let the water cool down.
- Once my tea was at room temperature (you could pop it in the fridge if you need to speed things up) and then added everything to my blender and blended until smooth.
Normally I add a bit of stevia to my smoothies but this one was sweet enough without anything extra! The fruit is the perfect natural sweetener and the tea adds flavor rather than just watering things down.
The weather was oddly warm over the weekend so this was a nice, refreshing snack! Now the possibilities are swirling through my head… a lemon ginger green tea smoothie? Maybe an energizing black tea with orange? Looks like I have more smoothie making ahead of me.
Ingenious idea! Will definitely try this Lipton Tea/smoothie mix
Oh I bet this is SO good. I love tea and fruity smoothies like this. I’ve only added chai tea to a smoothie, but this makes me want to try some fruit ones!
It adds such a great flavor!
I stumbled across your blog for the first time today, and I’m so glad! This smoothie looks absolutely deeelicious. I have never added tea to a smoothie. You’d better believe Lipton’s Berry Hibiscus tea is now on my grocery list. Thanks 🙂
Never thought of adding tea to a smoothie – what a great way to get in some extra antioxidants!
This looks delicious!
Adding tea to a smoothie is such a good idea! I need to try this!
xo,
Angela
That sounds like the ultimate Spring or Summer beverage. I cannot wait for the weather to warmup!
I’ve been using green tea or ginger tea in smoothies for years! It’s a great liquid to use if you’re like me and don’t like milk, or if you’re trying to save calories and don’t want house fruit juices!
Yum! I’ve never actually put tea in my smoothies, but I have been on a big tea kick in general lately. I mainly go for mint or green tea, but the fruity kind looks great too.
I have put matcha powder in my smoothies and overnight oats before and it was pretty good! I’ve never tried this in a smoothie before but have used tea water to make oatmeal. That was super good! This looks awfully refreshing and a great spring drink.