From the Water Bowl: Pina Colada Pineapple Iced Herbal Tea

Elfie here! One of the drinks I have developed an addiction to is tea. ANY type of tea! I'm always willing to try it and during the summer, the fruitier, the better!  Over the weekend Dork_Syd and I made orange jello with canned pineapple chunks in it, but when we drained the pineapple I saved the juice. Ever since we decided to get our budget under control we try to save money by minimizing waste this worked out well for me because I to LOVE pineapple juice. However, I can't drink it straight anymore, it's just too hard on my teeth. Since people mix tea with lemonade or lemon juice all the time, I thought why not try it with pineapple juice? So when we headed to PA Dutch Tea & Spice over the weekend I looked for tea that I thought would combine well with pineapple juice. I picked out the PA Dutch Pina Colada Fruit and Herbal Tea.

When I make tea in large batches, which is what I do when making iced tea, I use our coffee pot. We bought the coffee pot during a period when we were trying to get into drinking coffee and it didn't last long. I have found that it is PERFECT for brewing large amounts of tea without me having to keep my eye on a timer to ensure that the tea doesn't steep too long and get bitter. Usually I make 2 full 12 cup pots of tea when making a jug of iced tea. However, this time I was basing the amount off of the leftover pineapple juice so I only made 6 cups of tea since I had just under 2 cups of pineapple juice. I use 1 tsp of tea per cup. When making a full batch of tea I reuse the tea leaves for the 2nd pot since loose leaf tea can be used multiple times before it loses flavor. This time I also tried something new to sweeten the tea, I put 3/4 cup of store brand sweetener directly into the coffee pot so it mixed together as the tea was brewing. Depending on how sweet you like your tea you might was to use more or less of the sweetener of your choice. The end result is DELICIOUS and I highly recommend it!


Pina Colada Pineapple Iced Herbal Tea

6 cups water
approximately 2 cups of pineapple juice
3/4 cup sweetener
6 tsp of PA Dutch Pina Colada Fruit and Herbal Tea.


1) Put the 6 cups of water into Coffee maker
2) Place the PA Dutch Pina Colada Fruit and Herbal Tea in the coffee pot inside a coffee filter
3) Add the sugar to the EMPTY coffee pot, place pot in coffee maker, brew tea.

4) Mix the brewed tea and pineapple juice in a jug.
5) Serve over ice, enjoy! (The tea ends up purple)