Recipe to prepare a delicate, fragrant Mexican lemon verbena tea (té de cedrón) which is lightly sweetened with natural honey. Delicious served hot or iced.
Prep Time1 minutemin
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time16 minutesmins
Course: Drink
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: cédron, herbal tea, lemon verbena, tea
Servings: 4cups
Calories: 22kcal
Author: Andrés Carnalla
Ingredients
3lemon verbena leaves
4cupswater
4tsp.honey or sweetener of choiceoptional
Instructions
Place the 3 lemon verbena leaves in the 4 cups of water.
Boil for 15 minutes.
Serve hot or iced with a teaspoon of honey in each glass for sweetness.
Notes
Adjusting the FlavorOur recipe makes a very delicately flavored tea. Chopping the leaves before boiling releases more flavor if you prefer a stronger tea.Preparing Iced TeaDouble or triple the quantity of leaves if you are preparing iced lemon verbena tea.Sweetener OptionsYou can use agave nectar, stevia or sugar to sweeten your tea instead of honey. It is also delicious unsweetened.Plant NamesLemon verbena is also known as lemon beebush. In Mexico, it is called cedrón.