Q: My daughter loves the Passion tea lemonade at Starbucks. When school is out, I’d like to make it at home with her over the summer. Will they give you a recipe? — Suzanne Brach, Wilton Manors
A: Starbucks (multiple locations, starbucks.com) isn’t big on sharing corporate recipes. I found a recipe that I think comes close to the original. The Tazo tea adds hints of hibiscus, orange peel, rose hips and passion fruit flavors. You can adjust the sweetness or tartness by adding or cutting back on the sugar and/or lemonade. This will definitely make a great summer thirst-quencher. I hope your daughter gives it a thumbs-up.
Recipe: Copycat Starbucks’ Passion tea lemonade
2 Tazo Passion herbal tea bags
2 cups boiling water
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup lemonade, store-bought or homemade
Steep tea bags in boiling water with sugar and vanilla for 15 minutes. Remove tea bags and refrigerate until cold about 1 hour. Add lemonade, stir and serve over ice.
Makes 2 servings.
Nutrition information per serving: 50 calories, 0% calories from fat, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 12 g carbohydrates, 0 g protein, 23 mg sodium, 0 g fiber
