May

4

2012

Kentucky Derby Day Recipes

Lipton Pure Leaf Iced Tea has a fresh brewed taste that features all natural ingredients.  There are no preservatives and no high fructose corn syrup. Not only is Lipton Pure Leaf Iced Tea good for you, its packaging is good for you too!  Their new square bottles are made of PET plastic, are lightweight and provide high pallet efficiency, which means you can ship more bottles in a lighter load using less fuel in transport! PET plastics are labeled with the #1 code and is 100% recyclable!  Pure Leaf Iced Teas are also Rainforest Alliance Certified.  This certification is available exclusively to farms that meet or exceed the rigorous standards for sustainability.  Pure Leaf Iced Teas use leaves from these farms and you can find the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal on the bottles.

Pure Leaf Iced Tea is available in these flavors Unsweetened Iced Tea, Sweetened Iced Tea, Extra Sweet Iced Tea, Iced Tea with Raspberry, Iced Tea wit Peach, Iced Tea with Lemon, Green Tea with Honey.  They can bepurchased in 18.5 oz single serve bottles ($1.69 – $1.79) or 59 oz carafes ($2.49 – $2.69).   Learn more here http://facebook.com/PureLeaf

Derby Day Tea-Lep

3 lime slices

6 large mint leaves

In a glass, add mint and then crush. Add two lime slices and fill glass with ice and Pure Leaf Sweetened Iced Tea.

Green Tea Cosmo

1 ounce orange juice

1/2 ounce fresh lime juice

1/2 ounce cranberry juice cocktail

In shaker filled with ice, combine all ingredients. Shake well, then strain into chilled glass. Garnish, if desired with lime peel.

I really love the taste of Lipton Pure Leaf Iced Tea and I love knowing that it has no high fructose corn syrup!  Lipton Pure Iced Tea definitely makes entertaining easier. I can drink them as is or I can use them as a base for a bunch of great recipes.  You can also find more recipes on the Pure Leaf Facebook recipe tab here: http://on.fb.me/JGQ6hn

For more recipes for Kentucky Derby Day, check out my Benedictine recipe for a great snack!

Disclosure:  I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Lipton Pure Leaf. I received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for participating

Filed Under: recipe

About Ellen Christian

Ellen is a busy mom of two teenagers who left the corporate world in 2008 to focus on a more eco-friendly life. She lives in rural Vermont where she juggles family, two blogs and a career in social media.

Download your FREE ebook with 504 Bath and Body Recipes HERE.

Archives

Affiliated With

My name is Ellen Christian and I'm a busy mom of two teenagers who manages two blogs: Confessions of an Overworked Mom and The Socialite's Closet as well as holding down a close to full time job in the social media field.

I began blogging in 2008 in an attempt to chronicle our journey toward a more eco-friendly life. Learn more About Me , Contact Me or connect with me on Twitter and Facebook .

We are not infallible. Sometimes we make mistakes. We will not be held accountable if we make a mistake. We make no claims about the correctness of any data on this website. We make no warranty that anything on this website works correctly. This web site could contain technical or other mistakes, inaccuracies, or typographical errors. We assume no responsibility for errors or omissions in this website. In no event shall we be liable to you or any third parties for special, punitive, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages of any kind, or damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from your use of information or data obtained from this site.