Passion Fruit White Iced Tea

Name: Passion Fruit White Iced Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1.65 L water; 6 item white tea bags (Pai Mu Tan or White Peony); 1 strip lemon peel (yellow part only; no white pith); 120-150 g passion fruit pulp; 1.5–2 tbsp mild honey (to taste); item ice; item lemon peel twists (optional)

Delicate iced white tea infused with subtle lemon peel aroma and gently folded with fresh passion fruit, softly rounded with honey. Bright, tropical, and perfectly restrained — minimal with finesse.

passion fruit white iced tea served over ice with visible passion fruit pulp

Prep Time : 10 min

Cook Time : 5 min

Servings : 8

Prep Time :

10 min

Cook Time :

5 min

Servings :

Ingredients

White Tea Base

• 1.65 L water

• 6 white tea bags (Pai Mu Tan / White Peony) — this one on Amazon

Citrus Aroma

• 1 strip lemon peel (yellow part only, no white pith)

Passion Fruit & Sweetening

• 4–5 ripe passion fruits (about 120–150 g pulp total)

• 1½–2 Tbsp mild honey, to taste — this one on Amazon

To Serve

• Ice

• Lemon peel twists (optional)

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Directions

Brew the White Tea
Heat the water to 75–80°C (167–176°F), never boil. Add the white tea bags and steep for 3–4 minutes. Remove the tea bags without squeezing and let the tea cool to lukewarm. The tea should be pale, clean, and softly aromatic.
Infuse Lemon Aroma
Add the lemon peel strip to the warm tea and let infuse for 4 minutes only, just until a delicate citrus aroma develops. Remove the peel promptly — longer contact adds bitterness and destroys softness.
Prepare the Passion Fruit
Cut the passion fruits in half and scoop out the pulp with a spoon into a small bowl. Add 1 tablespoon honey and gently mix just until combined. Do not mash or blend — seeds stay intact, pulp stays loose.
Combine
Stir the passion fruit mixture into the tea. Mix gently — the goal is dispersion, not emulsification.
Sweeten and Adjust
Taste and add up to 1 additional tablespoon honey only if needed. The drink should be bright and lightly sweet, never syrupy.
Chill
Refrigerate for 1–2 hours until fully cold and integrated.
Serve
Fill glasses with ice, pour over the chilled passion fruit white iced tea, and garnish with an optional twist of lemon peel.

*Notes :

Passion fruit must be fully ripe and aromatic. Dull fruit = flat drink.
Never blend or purée — that turns this into sludge.
Lemon peel is aroma only, not flavor. One strip is enough.
Honey is a controller, not a sweetener. If you taste honey, you overdid it.
White tea must stay soft and clean — boiling water ruins it.
Best enjoyed within 24 hours for brightness.

Nutrition Facts

( per ~200 ml serving )

Calories

~25 kcal

Protein

0 g

Fat

0 g

Carbs

~6 g

Calories

~25 kcal

Protein

0 g

Fat

0 g

Carbs

~6 g

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