Moroccan Mint Tea

Name: Moroccan Mint Tea
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 h 30 min
Total time: 7 h 45 min
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 20 cups water; 5 bunches of fresh mint, long stems trimmed, but leaves left attached to the stem; 20 -35 raw sugar cubes, to your taste; 7 -8 green tea bags

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"In 'Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker: Recipes for Entertaining' by Beth Hensperger"

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Ready In:: 7hrs 45mins
Ingredients:: 4
Serves:: 24

ingredients

20 cups water
5 bunches of fresh mint, long stems trimmed, but leaves left attached to the stem
20 -35 raw sugar cubes, to your taste
7 -8 green tea bags

directions

Place the water and mint in the slow cooker; pushing the mint down into the water.
Add the sugar cubes.
Cover and bring to a boil on HIGH, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Turn the heat to LOW and simmer for 3-4 hours.
Add the tea bags to the mint infusion, cover, and continue to cook on LOW for another 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on when you want to serve the tea and how strong you want it.
Discard the tea bags and the mint.
Taste for sugar, adding more if you like a sweeter tea.
Serve hot.