Some Starbucks customer call this drink as Medicine Ball. But some other people call this drink as Cold Buster. But Starbucks Medicine Ball tea is very popular on the Starbucks menu. As the Honey Citrus Mint Tea, and the customizations are already in place to turn it into a more soothing drink.
But if you love this Medicine Ball tea but also same time you don’t want to leave the house then you can make this drink in your home and drink whenever you’re in the mood. This drink is actually added as a secret menu item for when you are feeling under the weather or you have a sore throat. But also at the same time it is a yummy tea whether you’re feeling cold or not.
You can simply order this at Starbucks if you are not feeling well. But at the same time you can made this drink at home if you have these items nearby hot water, Peach Tranquility Herbal Tea, Jade Citrus Mint Green Tea, steamed lemonade, and a hint of honey.
In this article we will discuss about how we can prepare good Medicine Ball at Home.
Process 1
Ingredients of Starbucks Medicine Ball
- Hot Water
- Lemonade bottled or made from a mix
- Mint Tea Any type of mint or spearmint tea. Starbucks specifically uses Jade Citrus Mint green tea.
- Peach Tea Starbucks uses Peach Tranquility tea. Any type of peach tea will work great.
- Honey or agave.
- Lemon freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- Mint fresh mint leaves.
Taste of Medicine Ball
The Medicine Ball is officially known as Honey Citrus Mint Tea on the Starbucks menu. It is taste like a sweet, warm citrus and mint tea drink.
How can you make Starbucks Medicine Ball Drink
First you need to take a large mug. Now add the lemonade mix, honey, tea bags, lemon slices, and mint leaves. After that you need to heat the water around 200°F (93°C) and pour into the mug. This will help to mix the honey and lemonade mix. Now you need to take a spoon to mix everything together well.
You need to keep the tea to steep in hot water for 3-4 minutes. This drink will also smells amazing as well as delicious.
Some important tips -
- If you are using pre-made lemonade bottle instead of water and a mix, you need to heat the lemonade along with the water in this recipe.
- If you are using honey, it can be soothing for a sore throat. You can avoid honey by adding sugars. you can skip it or use less than this recipe calls for.
- If you prefer then you can add other fruit herbal teas like orange, mango or raspberry. This will make this Medicine Ball recipe more like the Starbucks version.
- Also you can make it caffeine-free by using herbal teas in your drink. If you prefer caffeine, please make sure you are choosing teas that contain caffeine.
Process 2
Let's check another process to make Medicine Ball Drink at home
Ingredients:
First, you need to have these below 5 simple ingredients:
- 6 Ounces of Lemonade:
- 6 Ounces of Water:
- Lemon Mint Green Tea Bag:
- Peach Chamomile Tea Bag:
- Honey:
Steps
- First you can place the water and lemonade in a small saucepan.
- Now boil water and lemonade over the stove.
- At the same time place 1 peach teabag and 1 green tea teabag into a mug. Make sure that mug has capacity to hold at least 12 ounces.
- Once you see it is boiling, then you need to pour the hot lemonade mixture over the tea bags in the mug.
- Next you have to wait for 3 minutes.
- Now add honey to the hot tea in the mug you just prepare.
- Just remember natural honey which is available in the market, it is thicker than what Starbucks uses. So make sure it is getting well mixed into the drink.
And here you drink is ready.
Cost Details:
Let's come to an interesting part, all cost details. A Honey Citrus Mint tea will cost around $3.50 at Starbucks.
If you make it at your home with the same quality of ingredients, believe me it will take less than half price at around $1.29.
If you can use all organic ingredients, still the price will not more than $1.36.
Also remember honey, lemon and green tea is very good for you health.
How to Order a Starbucks Medicine Ball
In Starbucks, this Medicine Ball drink started out as a secret menu item. The official menu name of Medicine Ball drink is Honey Citrus Mint Tea. Now if you want to order this drink at Starbucks then you need to order with it's official name. But in the time of making the order if you can't remember don't worry. Most of them in Starbucks recognize the name as Medicine Ball.
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