Recipe: Cacao Hull Tea & Lemonade!

June 20, 2022

Cacao Tea & Lemonade makes a refreshing and unique afternoon summer beverage on the deck with friends and snacks. A chocolate maker's Arnold Palmer. Yum!

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Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons Cacao Hulls
• 19 ounces hot water, divided
• 1/3 cup sugar, granulated
• 2 1/2 lemons, juiced
• 18 ounces of cold water

Make the tea:

• Steep the cacao hulls in 16 ounces of hot water for 8 minutes.
• Strain out the hulls, then set the tea aside to cool.

Make the lemonade:

• Add the sugar to 1/3 cup of hot water. Stir until fully dissolved. Set the syrup aside to cool.
• In a pitcher, combine the cooled syrup, lemon juice, and cold water.
• Place the lemonade in the fridge until chilled.

• Fill your favorite summer glass with ice,
• Pour roughly equal parts of lemonade and tea. Add the second part gently for a nice layered effect.
• Garnish with a mint leaf or lemon wedge.

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