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Ingredients

• 1 l Water
• 4 black tea bags
• 180 ml Pineapple juice
• 60 ml simple syrup, or to taste
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
• ice cubes
• 4 sprigs Mint (optional)
• 4 small pineapple wedges, to garnish (optional)

Method

1. Bring the water to the boil, pour over the tea bags in a heatproof jug and steep for 4–5 min.
2. Lift out the tea bags without squeezing them (squeezing makes the tea bitter) and let the tea cool, then chill for at least 1 hour.
3. Stir in the pineapple juice, syrup and lemon juice, tasting and adding more syrup if you like it sweeter.
4. Pour over glasses full of ice and garnish with mint and pineapple wedges.

Tips

• Some Hawaiian versions use passion-orange-guava juice instead of pineapple: try it.
• Brew the tea a day ahead; it keeps for 3 days in the fridge.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Onolicious Hawaiʻi Taste of Home