The 30-second version: An herbal blend of natural mango flavor, hibiscus, and rosehips — ruby-gold, fruity, just sweet enough to skip the honey. Zero caffeine. Hot: 1 generous teaspoon per 8 oz of just-boiled water, 5–10 minutes. Iced: cold brew 6–8 hours. The tea for people who think they don't like herbal tea.
What makes this tea different
Mango up front, hibiscus-tart in the middle, rosehips rounding it out — a fruit-forward profile that reads as treat, not remedy. Hot on a winter evening it's cozy; over ice on a summer afternoon it's electric. That's the rare trick: most teas pick a season, this one refuses to. And like all our herbals, there's no tannic bite waiting to punish a long steep — the worst case of oversteeping is a tarter cup, not a bitter one.
The recipes
Hot — the winter evening. 1 generous teaspoon per 8 oz of just-boiled water (212°F), steep 5–10 minutes. Five for bright and lively, ten for deep and jammy. The mango leads either way.
Cold brew — the summer afternoon. 1 generous teaspoon per 8 oz of cold filtered water, refrigerate 6–8 hours, strain. Brighter and less tart than the hot version — this is the preparation that converts the skeptics. Make a full pitcher; it keeps 3–4 days refrigerated.
Quick iced — for right now. Double-strength hot (2 teaspoons per 8 oz, 8-minute steep) poured over a full glass of ice.
The whole pot. This is a brew-once-finish-the-pot tea — it stays pleasant as it cools, and the second cup an hour later is honestly just as good. Scale up: 4–5 teaspoons in a 32 oz pot.
Dial it in
- Too tart → shorter steep, or switch to cold brew. A little honey helps if you like it softer, but try it plain first — it's sweeter than you expect.
- Too weak → more leaf, not more time.
- Cloudy over ice → fruit pectins, totally normal. Cold-brewing gives a clearer glass than hot-brewing over ice.
Caffeine, kids, evenings
0mg. Late nights, kids, the "I want something warm at 10pm" crowd — this is built for all of it.
Storage
Cool, dark, dry, sealed tight, away from the spice cabinet (dried herbs absorb aromas). Best within a year; fruit notes brightest in the first 6 months.
The ritual
Summer: the pitcher in the fridge, poured at 3pm. Winter: the big mug, both hands, window weather. Either way, steep slow, sip slow.
*Every bag of Mango Treat helps fund our mission supporting shelter animals — $1 from every order goes to rescue partners.*