One year, at Christmas time, we were celebrating with the Tripp family at Bomi’s house. As we were getting ready to leave, I had mentioned that I was feeling a cold coming on: congestion, sore throat, etc. My aunt Christiane asked if we had a minute before we needed to leave. She disappeared and then returned a few minutes later with a warm drink for me to take on our drive home. She called it as a “Medicine Ball”, and described it as a drink on the “secret” menu at Starbucks. I was immediately sold as fan! It provided instant relief to my symptoms and tasted delicious!
As I looked up this “secret” drink, I found that Starbucks does indeed have a “secret” menu of beverages, or more preciously, preparations of their beverages. The Medicine Ball is a fan favorite and you will find many copycat recipes available, such as this one.
Copycat Starbucks Medicine Ball
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup lemonade
- 1 bag mint blend herbal tea Teavana Jade Citrus Mint Tea or Simple Truth Mint Blend Herbal Tea
- 1 bag peach green tea Teavana Peach Tranquility Tea or Lipton White Mangosteen Peach Green Tea
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/8 tsp peppermint extract optional
Instructions
- Combine water and lemonade and heat until hot, either on the stovetop or in the microwave. I find it convenient to place a mug of lemonade under our Keurig and then run the small cup cycle for 6oz of hot water.
- Steep tea bags in the hot lemonade tea mixture for 2-3 minutes. Remove tea bags.
- Pour into a mug, add in honey and peppermint extract. Stir to combine.