Sip up and cool off with a tall glass of this Iced Peach Green Tea! Copied after Starbucks, this refreshing drink is easy to make with just a handful of ingredients. Enjoy on warm summer days or year-round for the ultimate beverage experience!
If, at the thought of summer sippers, peach iced tea is the first to come to mind, you are going to flip for this Starbucks Iced Peach Green Tea recipe! With a light caffeine kick, pure peach flavor, and a cooling and frosty finish, a cool glass of this refreshing drink is always a great idea!
Now that it's starting to warm up here in Oregon, I've been keeping a bottle of peach syrup always at the ready so I can mix up a tall cup of this drink during the heat of the day. Weather sipping it at my desk, from a tumbler while playing fetch with my pup, or on-the-go at the park with the kids, it's the perfect hydrating and refreshing pick-me-up.
Add flavor variations if desired, make it ahead of time for ultra-simple serving, adjust the sugar content to taste or your diet, or make a large batch for entertaining. The options for enjoyment are endless!
Jump to:
- What Is Iced Peach Green Tea?
- What Does It Taste Like?
- Why You'll Love This Starbucks Peach Green Tea Copycat Recipe
- Ingredients
- Substitutions
- How to Make Starbucks Peach Iced Green Tea At Home
- Optional Variations & Dietary Adjustments
- Serving Suggestions
- Recipe Success Tips
- FAQs
- Nutritional Info
- Other Iced Tea Recipes
- Iced Peach Green Tea (Starbucks Copycat)
What Is Iced Peach Green Tea?
Iced Peach Green Tea is a refreshing, lightly minty, sweet, and fruity iced green tea made popular by Starbucks. At the time of publication, it is on its year-round menu and is made with spearmint, lemongrass, and lemon verbena green tea, a peach-flavored white grape juice blend, and water.
This version of the Starbucks drink is made with 100% fruit-infused syrup (no grape juice here!), minty green tea, and water, making it easy to make at home and even more delicious than what you find in store.
What Does It Taste Like?
One sip of this peach green tea recipe will take you to a warm summer afternoon while lounging on a veranda. The frosty and sweet tea cools you off with real Southern peach flavor, and the floral and minty green tea refreshes and gives you a lightly energizing but not buzzing kick. The balanced, cooling, and sweet sipper offers a temporary respite from the day's worries, transporting you to a summer porch moment so real you can feel the breeze on your face and hear the birds chirping!
Why You'll Love This Starbucks Peach Green Tea Copycat Recipe
- Simple and Quick — Just brew the tea, add the peach syrup, stir, and enjoy. It's spring and summer simplicity at its finest!
- Budget-Friendly — Each frosty, hydrating cup comes together in less than $.75/serving, saving you both time and money from swinging by Starbies!
- Made with Real Ingredients — If 20-character words of ingredients you can't pronounce in bottled, storebought iced tea aren't your ideal makings of a summer sipper, you'll be delighted to know that homemade calls for only THREE whole foods-based ingredients. And, it tastes so much better!
Ingredients
A short ingredient list makes this tea doable any time of day. Here's what you will need:
- Tazo Organic Zen Green Tea — Starbucks brews its peach green tea with its proprietary Teavana Jade Citrus Mint Green Tea. However, it is difficult (and expensive!) to find in stores, so I recommend substituting Tazo Organic Zen green tea. It is easy to find, cheaper, and has hints of lemongrass and spearmint, making it minty and very similar to Teavana. Tazo can be found at most major grocery stores and online, though you can substitute your favorite higher-quality green tea as desired.
- Peach Syrup —Homemade syrup takes iced green tea from ordinary to extraordinary! Though you can make it with bottled syrup if needed, homemade syrup is surprisingly easy and quick. Make it up to a week in advance (or freeze it for extended storage) for ultra-simple drink prep. The syrup can also be made with frozen peaches if you don't have fresh!
- Water & Ice —You will need fresh boiling water to steep the tea and enough ice cubes to fill a large glass. The hot tea will melt some of the cubes, so add a few extra for good measure!
Substitutions
Work with what you have on hand or take your own twist by utilizing any of these approved substitutions:
- Tea — For a more robust, classic flavor profile, swap your favorite neutral or minty black tea for the green tea. Doing so will also add more caffeine!
- Fruit Syrup — Peaches are rather perfect in this iced green tea recipe, but nearly any fruit syrup works. Consider trying raspberry syrup, blackberry syrup, or blueberry syrup. For an extra minty finish, use mint syrup!
How to Make Starbucks Peach Iced Green Tea At Home
Heat up the tea kettle because we're about to make peach green tea, Starbucks style, at home! Here's how to do it:
Step 1: Brew the tea by heating the water to a boil, then steeping the tea bag for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bag and allow the tea to cool to room temperature.
Step 2: Add ice to a tall glass, then pour the cooled tea and peach syrup over the ice. Stir well, then drink up!
Optional Variations & Dietary Adjustments
- Decaf — Grab a decaf green tea bag to make this recipe sans caffeine; the perfect option for post dinner sipping!
- Refined Sugar-Free — A benefit of making this Starbucks iced peach green tea at home is that you can easily adjust the sugar content. Either stir in less peach syrup or make it with monkfruit or stevia for a low-processed-sugar enjoyment.
- Flavor Boosters — Muddle some mint, squeeze fresh lemon, top it with fresh or frozen sliced peaches, or add fresh raspberries or blackberries to add your own twist!
- White Tea — For a more delicate and mild tea flavor, brew white tea instead of green. For a lip-smacking extra layer of fruity flavor, you can also use a white tea and fruit blend, such as berry or peach white tea.
- Lemonade — Do you love lemonade? Me too! Swap half of the brewed tea with homemade lemonade to make iced peach green tea lemonade!
Serving Suggestions
Though it's always a great idea to cool off with this iced green tea on a warm summer day, it's also an ideal way to elevate many occasions, including:
- Cool Morning Wake-Up — Add some variety to your morning routine by swapping your cold brew or brown sugar shaken espresso with this light and fruity (but still mildly caffeinated) drink!
- Brunch Bevvie — Move over coffee and mimosas, a new brunch beverage is here to stay! A pitcher of iced peach green tea is a welcome addition to any warm weather brunch, baby shower, or alfresco luncheon.
- Backyard Barbecue Beauty — What's better than the smell of burgers searing on the grill? Smelling it while you relax with a large glass of peach green tea, of course! Serve this drink for Memorial Day, The Fourth of July, and anytime a friendly outdoor gathering is called for!
- Afternoon Mood Boost — Unlock a mid-afternoon reset with a glass of cool and mint-sweet refreshment! The moderate caffeine helps improve with focus without giving you the jitters and the carbs provide energy for your brain.
- Crazy for Cocktails — Stir in a jigger of bourbon or rum to add an adult-friendly take, perfect for warm weather happy hours, picnics, and BBQs!
Recipe Success Tips
- Don't Oversteep the Green Tea — Green tea leaves are delicate and can get bitter when they are exposed to hot water for too long. For the best results, steep the tea for five minutes or according to your manufacturer's directions. Once done steeping, remove the tea bag and continue with the recipe as directed.
- Add Extra Ice — The hot tea will melt some of the cubes upon contact. To keep your drink cold and refreshing, fill that tall cup with ice!
- Make Multiple Batches — Make teatime a breeze by making a pitcher of this peach green tea recipe ahead of time. To make a half-gallon pitcher, bring 8 cups of water to a boil on the stovetop. Once simmering, add 8 tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. Remove them, mix in 1 ½ cups peach syrup, and let the tea mixture cool to room temperature. Transfer the cooled tea to a pitcher and refrigerate for up to a week before serving. If serving to a crowd, add a few cups of ice to the pitcher before serving. To enjoy individual portions, pour the peach green tea over a tall glass of ice!
FAQs
Yes, you can use pre-made green tea to make this recipe even quicker and more accessible. Be sure to use unsweetened pure tea, such as Pure Leaf.
Green tea is abundant in good-for-you antioxidants which help to prevent cell damage and diseases such as cancer. Other research has shown potential connections between green tea and a healthy metabolism, blood sugar management, and brain health (source).
This tea can be kept covered in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. If needed, you can also freeze it in a freezer-safe container for up to 6 months.
Nutritional Info
There's so much to love about this Iced peach green tea Starbucks taste-alike recipe, including it's modest caloric count and the ability to adapt it to your nutritional goals and preferences!
As written, each serving of the tea has only 157 calories — much lighter than a classic Starbucks mocha or Frappuccino — all which come from carbohydrates, your body and brain's main source of energy. Though these 39 grams of carbohydrates come primarily from sugar, one glass can fit into most balanced and healthy diets.
If you prefer to enjoy a lighter drink, it's easy to do so! Reduce the amount of peach syrup in your tea as desired or make the peach syrup with monkfruit sweetener or stevia to bring the sugar and calorie count ultra-low.
Regardless of how you prefer to sweeten it, this iced peach green tea is rich in antioxidants, thanks to the green tea, and also has a touch of vitamin C from the fresh peach syrup. It's a whole-foods-based beverage you can feel good about enjoying and serving to your family!
Total nutritional content per serving is:
- Calories: 157 calories
- Total Fat: 0 grams
- Protein: 0 grams
- Sodium: 3 mg
- Carbohydrates: 40 grams
- Sugar: 39 grams
*This nutritional information is an estimate and calculated based on the ingredients used to create the recipe. The nutritional value of your ingredients may differ slightly. Furthermore, this food is not intended to prevent, diagnose, cure, or treat any disease.
Other Iced Tea Recipes
Iced Peach Green Tea (Starbucks Copycat)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Tazo Organic Zen Tea Bag
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoon peach syrup
- ice
Instructions
- Brew your tea by heating the water to a boil, then steeping the tea bag for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bag and allow the tea to cool to room temperature.
- Add ice to a tall glass, then pour the cooled tea over the ice. Stir in the peach syrup, then drink up!
Notes
- Don't Oversteep the Green Tea — Green tea leaves are delicate and can get bitter when they are exposed to hot water for too long. For the best results, steep the tea for five minutes or according to your manufacturer's directions. Once done steeping, remove the tea bag and continue with the recipe as directed.
- Add Extra Ice — The hot tea will melt some of the cubes upon contact. To keep your drink cold and refreshing, fill that tall cup with ice!
- Make Multiple Batches — Make teatime a breeze by making a pitcher of this peach green tea recipe ahead of time. To make a half-gallon pitcher, bring 8 cups of water to a boil on the stovetop. Once simmering, add 8 tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. Remove them, mix in 1 ½ cups peach syrup, and let the tea mixture cool to room temperature. Transfer the cooled tea to a pitcher and refrigerate for up to a week before serving. If serving to a crowd, add a few cups of ice to the pitcher before serving. To enjoy individual portions, pour the peach green tea over a tall glass of ice!
Nutrition
xoxo Megan
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