Quick & Easy Moroccan Mint Tea

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See how easy it is to make Moroccan mint tea. Made special with fresh mint leaves, it’s how the Baccarat Hotel New York serves their Moroccan tea.

Moroccan mint tea

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Moroccan Mint Tea at the Baccarat Hotel New York

At the Baccarat Hotel’s Turkish Tea for Two service, the last course is served with their version of Moroccan mint tea in a golden camel teapot.

I really liked the tea so I reached out to Gabrielle, the Tea Sommelier at the Baccarat Hotel, to find out how it was made.

It’s ridiculously simple to make. You just need the right ingredients.

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Moroccan tea

What is Moroccan Mint Tea?

Moroccan mint tea is a tea blend of gunpowder green tea and mint. And sugar, lots of it if you prefer.

The Baccarat uses a blend called mint green tea from Camellia Sinensis, a well-known tea shop in Canada. It’s an organic green tea with dried mint, the essential ingredients to a Moroccan tea.

Now, what they do to take it up a notch is to add a handful of fresh mint to the teapot after the steep.

(If you don’t have access to the mint green tea blend, you can use gunpowder green tea instead.)

Let me show you to recreate Baccarat’s version of Moroccan mint tea at home.

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What I Used to Make This Moroccan Mint Tea

INGREDIENTS

Moroccan tea

How to Make Moroccan Mint Tea

I ordered the exact same tea blend that the Baccarat uses, the mint green tea and measured out 4 teaspoons for the teapot with an infuser.

Instead of boiling water on the stovetop, I always use my electric kettle that has a temperature setting when making tea.

Moroccan mint tea

What I like to do is measure out the the amount of water needed and pour that into the electric kettle so there’s no guess work when you try to pour in the hot water from the kettle into the glass teapot.

Set the temperature to 203°F and once the water boils, pour it directly into the glass teapot.

Following the directions on the tea package, I steeped the tea for 3 minutes.

Moroccan tea

After 3 minutes, I removed the infuser with the tea…

Mint tea

And added in a small handful of mint and let it sit for a couple of minutes.

Hot mint tea

Pour tea into mugs and add in a little sprig of mint.

Traditional Moroccan mint tea is sweetened with sugar but the one served at Baccarat Hotel doesn’t have any sugar added. If you prefer it sweetened, add in as much as you would like.

I prefer the hot Moroccan mint tea without any sugar, and I definitely like it WITH sugar when having it iced. I recommend that you try it both ways and see what you like.

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Moroccan Mint Tea

By: Jee Choe
The Baccarat Hotel's Moroccan Mint Tea recipe.
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 4 cups hot water
  • 4 teaspoons mint green tea
  • Handful fresh mint leaves
  • Sugar, to taste

Instructions 

  • Steep 4 teaspoons of tea in hot water for 3-4 minutes.
  • Strain out tea and add in a handful of fresh mint and steep for 2 more minutes.
  • Pour tea into mugs and garnish with a sprig of mint.

Notes

Recipe by Gabrielle Jammal, Baccarat Hotel New York

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Drinks
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About Jee Choe

Welcome! I'm a certified Tea Sommelier and a self-proclaimed bubble tea and iced tea master. I'm all about making tea EASY and DELICIOUS.

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12 Comments

  1. Hi Jee,
    I haven’t tried your recipe yet but I love Moroccan type tea but am not keen on green tea, could I use a black tea? If so, which black tea would you recommend? I’ve got peppermint in the garden! Thanks so much, Marilyn

    1. Hi Marilyn, you can use any tea you would like, but it wouldn’t be called Moroccan tea without the green tea. For black tea, you can use English breakfast tea or Assam or Darjeeling.

  2. I love mint tea! How would you suggest brewing this for iced? Cold brew like peppermint? Thanks 🙂

  3. Made this tea today after all the ingredients arrived, made the iced version with little sugar first, too minty, and then made some simple syrup and added in, much better.
    btw I’ve stayed at Baccarat one time, I have to say their service is awesome (Ok Breakfast though)

    1. Hi Frank, happy to hear you made the drink! I’ve only been to the Baccarat for afternoon tea a few times and the service is always impeccable!

  4. I forgot to plant mint in my garden plot this year. Must remedy this oversight ASAP. Fantastic photos as always!

  5. Somehow, I prefer Moroccan Mint Tea iced and with a bit of sugar. Adding fresh mint will definitely add freshness to it, can’t wait to try it!

    1. Hi Daniela, I like it both hot and cold but agree with you that the iced definitely tastes better with sugar! The fresh mint is the secret ingredient that makes it so special — enjoy!