Simple Rooibos Iced Tea Recipe

Place 2 tsp. per cup of plain red rooibos tea in a heatproof container along with some fresh or dried mint leaves. Add some lemon or orange slices, raspberries or strawberries and some stevia leaves to sweeten. Pour boiling water into the container and steep till cool. Strain tea leaves and pour over ice or finish cooling in the fridge. Put the lemon slices back into the drink if desired.

The Coffee Bean meets the Tea Leaf

Coffee and Rooibos Tea are combined in this beverage to create a unique taste that both tea and coffee lovers will enjoy it. Coffee beans are added to Rooibos tea and combine well with tea. The Rooibos tea adds natural flavour and the two together create a smooth tasting drink that doesn’t really require any milk or sugar. The Rooibos tea helps to reduce the amount of caffeine per cup so this beverage would be great to have in the afternoon if you want a quick pick me up without a full shot of caffeine.

Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf

A great snack cake for lunches or afternoon TEA with a refreshing lemon taste. 1/2 cup strongly brewed Lemon Chiffon Rooibos TEA (Steep 2 tsp. Lemon Chiffon Rooibos TEA in 3/4 cup boiling water. Steep until cool. Strain TEA)

Rooibos (Red Bush) and Your Health

Pronounced 'royboss' this herb is extraordinarily rich in naturally occurring nutrients. Minerals including iron, potassium, calcium, copper, zinc, magnesium, flouride, manganese & sodium. Vitamins in Rooibos are E, C, bioflavonoids & carotene, to name a few. Rooibos is naturally caffeine free. Ingredients: Red Rooibos Unflavoured Organic.

Chocolate Chia Pudding

A dairy free chocolate pudding to help satisfy your chocolate cravings without all the artificial ingredients in the boxed pudding. Using cacao powder instead of cocoa powder and some dates and banana as a sweetener makes this a better dessert choice.

Fruit Vinaigrette

Using tea in your salad dressing adds flavour and cuts down on some of the calories. The added berries make it a nice thick dressing. Add a little more olive oil if you like it thinner.

Turmeric Butternut Squash Soup

This soup is thick and creamy without the addition of milk. Blending the butternut squash and sweet potato make it a nice thick texture. Adding the shredded zucchini at the end adds extra goodness.

Turmeric Apricot Balls

Turmeric powder is a popular spice that is popping up everywhere. Our Lemon-Ginger Turmeric Rooibos tea is a tasty tea and a great one to use for this recipe.

Peter’s Picks – Rooibos

Rooibos, (pronounced royboss), latin Aspalathus Linearis is South African for ‘redbush’ and is only Grown high in the mountains of South Africa, in unpolluted surroundings. Rooibos is extraordinarily rich in naturally occurring nutrients.