If you're looking for a fun and fruity drink, this pomegranate tea recipe is just the thing! Zingy, warming and sweet, it's a caffeine free fruit tea that takes just 15 minutes to come together.
As English breakfast tea is off the menu for many of us, I love to find some tasty caffeine free tea options to brew up! Quick and easy, this pomegranate tea joins my lemongrass and ginger tea and iced rooibos tea as flavorful drinks to enjoy.
Making this pomegranate ginger tea recipe couldn't be more simple, and we use just a handful of ingredients. So grab your pot, and head to the stovetop to brew up this sweet, tart and very delicious tea!
If you love a cozy caffeine-free drink as much as I do, then you may also like to see my spiced milk and honey ginger warm milk. Both so tasty and very easy to make too!
And for a fun round-up of caffeine free hot drinks, then check out my 10 warm milk recipes post!
Jump to:
⭐ Why this fruit tea is so good
- Fruity and fun: this pomegranate tea is so flavorful from the sweet and tart fruit, with a kick of spice from the ginger.
- Caffeine free tea: perfect for when you want a warm drink but not a typical tea or coffee. Have a peek at my round-up of low histamine teas for more ideas!
- Easy to make: a real treat that doesn't take too much time and comes together on the stovetop - no coffee machine needed!
☕ Ingredients
All the ingredients and their quantities are set out in the recipe card below.
Some notes to help guide you:
- Pomegranate - we want to use fresh pomegranate seeds (also known as pomegranate arils) to make this fruit tea.
- Ginger - I definitely suggest to use fresh root ginger and not ground ginger!
- Honey - this is optional, but gives a little extra sweetness.
📖 Swaps and variations
Leave out the ginger. If you want a pure pomegranate tea, simply omit the ginger.
Adjust sweetness to taste. Add a little honey if you like a sweeter drink as pomegranate has a tart flavor.
🔪 Step by step instructions
Making this pomegranate tea recipe is very simply, has just a few ingredients and all simple recipe steps.
The full instructions are in the recipe card below, but these photos should help guide you.
STEP 1
Add the diced ginger to a pan and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
STEP 2
In a sieve placed over a jug (easier than a bowl), press down on the pomegranate seeds to release the juices. If your pomegranate seeds aren't very juicy whizz in a blender for a few seconds. Discard the seeds in the sieve.
STEP 3
Pour the ginger water through the sieve into the jug with the pomegranate juice. Then pour into your glasses.
💭 Recipe tips and notes
- Adjust the quantity of ginger to personal taste. Some like it very 'spicy' others just a gentle hum of heat.
- The honey is optional. Pomegranate already has a sweetness, but you can always add a touch of honey if you have a sweet tooth.
- For an even simpler recipe, you can add the pomegranate and ginger to a pot, bring to a boil then steep for 12-15 minutes. Strain into your glasses and you're done! I find this method has a less fruity taste, but is still delicious.
📋 Frequently asked questions
You can use a small spoon to remove the seeds from a pomegranate. Or alternatively hold a halved pomegranate cut side down in your hand, and bash it a little with a wooden spoon. The seeds will fall out of the fruit.
To make pomegranate ginger tea you'll need the ginger, but for pure pomegranate tea it can be left out of the recipe.
Pomegranate is a balance of sweet and tangy tart flavors. It can be used equally well in sweet desserts and drinks such as my pomegranate ginger mocktails and more savory salads such as my cucumber pomegranate salad.
🍹 More fun drinks
Find fun mocktails for summer such as my blueberry mocktail, as well as breakfast smoothies, such as my apple pear smoothie, and so much more on my drinks page. Some recent recipes:
I’m always in the kitchen, so come join me on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest to be the first to hear of new recipes. And please do leave a star rating ⭐ if you've tried the recipe!
📖 Recipe
Pomegranate Tea Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- ½ inch fresh ginger more to taste
- 4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon honey optional, to taste
Instructions
- Roughly chop your ginger, and peel off the rough skin. Add to a pot with the water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and then steep the ginger on a very low simmer for 4-5 minutes.
- In a sieve placed over a jug (easier than a bowl), press down on the pomegranate seeds to release the juices. If your pomegranate seeds aren't very juicy whizz in a blender for a few seconds. Discard the seeds in the sieve.
- Pour the ginger water through the sieve into the jug with the pomegranate juice. Then pour into your glasses.
Notes
- Adjust the quantity of ginger to personal taste. Some like it very 'spicy' others just a gentle hum of heat.
- The honey is optional. Pomegranate already has a sweetness, but you can always add a touch of honey if you have a sweet tooth.
- Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- ginger, which scores 1. There is a note stating 'small amounts are well tolerated'.
Linda LiLo_714 says
Delicious drink, really enjoyed.... Thank you Claire 💜
Claire says
So glad you like it Linda! Makes a nice swap for tea or coffee doesn't it.