Due to popular demand...
We are almost done converting all of our boxes of teas to individually wrapped tea bags for your convenience. Enjoy the ability to take a few tea bags with you or to share with a friend. You can now have Super Skinny tea anytime, anywhere--they are as mobile, as you!

 

 

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PREPARING BONKERS PERFORMANCE TEAS

Instructions are for an 8oz cup of tea. Since everyone’s sense of taste is radically different, the amount of water used per cup of tea will differ. You will need to adjust that to fit your desired strength.

Making a cup of BONKERS teas is no different than brewing any other teas. But there are a few necessary steps you can follow that will ensure a perfectly brewed cup of tea.

1.  Start with good water. Your finished cup of tea will only    be as good as the water it was brewed in. If your tap water has any type of flavors that are unpleasant, these will be imparted to your tea. Water that is too hard, has too many hard minerals, or is distilled can ruin a good tea. Therefore, we recommend that bottled or filtered water be used, especially if water quality is in question. If you know your water, 50-150 ppm total dissolved solids or 1-3 grains of hardness is what seems to brew the best results.

2.  Use only fresh water. Do not use hot tap water or water that has been previously boiled for a long time. The dissolved oxygen content seems to enhance the extraction of tea, which thereby enhances your cup of brewed tea.

3.  Prewarm teapot, cups, and mugs before pouring in the water that will be used to steep your tea. When boiling water is poured into a cold vessel the temperature of the water drops several degrees before the tea can begin extraction. This will affect the quality of the infusion. Before steeping tea, warm pots, cups and mugs by first preheating them with very hot water.

4.  For brewing BONKERS teas, use water at full rolling boil for best results. Use the boiling water immediately to steep teas. The Rejuvenate, South African Rooibos, is a very hearty tea leaf and needs boiling water to release the nutrients and flavors. This leaf can even be boiled in the water for a short period of time.

5.  Green teas are more delicate, like BONKERS Extreme Green and require that water be poured over tea just at boiling-not boiling, about 180 degrees-when bubbles begin to rise or boiled water can be used, but let it set for about two minutes after boiling before pouring over tea. Also, steeping green teas only requires 2-3 minutes, with some Japanese teas requiring only a minute. We will give specific instructions for each of our future green tea blends.

6.  Leave BONKERS tea bags steeping in hot water while drinking your tea. The release of the nutrient rich vitamins, minerals and antioxidants will be maximized at their full potential--just another benefit of going BONKERS ! And no need to worry about the tea becoming too strong. BONKERS Performance Teas are extremely low in acidity and tannins, so there is no bitter after taste, just pure, clean fun! So go on--Go BONKERS ! 

 

TEA RECIPES

Rejuvenate Martinis...


Straight from the Caribbean!

  • Brew a batch of Rejuvenate Caribbean Tropical Tea. Let steep until rich in color and cool.
  • Pour tea into ice cube trays and freeze.
  • Shake or stir your martini of choice with CaribbeanTropical ice cubes for a super refreshing quencher.

Martini for Two:

 

Classic Caribbean Martini

4 ounces vodka or gin

1/2 ounce dry vermouth

1 cup Caribbean Tropical ice cubes

Lemon Twist for garnish


Rejuvenate Martini

4 ounces citrus-flavored vodka

1/2 ounce dry vermouth

1 cup Caribbean Tropical ice cubes

Lemon Twist for garnish

 


Spiked Super Skinny Fruit

Here's a super refreshing minty fruit salad!

Ingredients:

Bonkers Super Skinny Peppermint Tea 

Honeydew Melon

Green grapes

Kiwi

Lemon zest for garnish

Fresh mint sprigs for garnish

  • Brew Super Skinny Tea, cool and chill until icy cold.
  • With melon baller, scoop honeydew melon into balls.
  • Peel and slice kiwi.
  • Wash and take grapes off stem.
  • Combine all fruit in bowl.
  • When ready to serve, pour chilled tea over fruit.
  • Garnish with fresh lemon zest and mint sprigs. Serve immediately.

Blended Super Skinny Chai

  • Brew tea, steep for at least 8-10 minutes for full strength.
  • Put ice in blender, add nonfat dry milk or fat free milk--dry milk works best for that foamy texture.  
  • Add a noncalorie sweetner if desired.
  • Blend in blender until ice is completely crushed.

Now, is this really a diet drink?? Mmmmmmmmm...

 

Light & Easy Latte´

For All Teas:
 ¨      Brew as instructed above.
¨      Add vanilla flavored rice or soy milk with a dash of honey or your favorite sweetener.
¨      If you have a milk steamer, a little creamy, hot foam is always a good thing.



Iced Citrus Maté

For Maximum Performance and Super Skinny Maté  
¨      Use number of tea bags for desired strength. Remember that the addition of ice will water the tea strength down.
¨      For maximum extraction, steep tea the same as you would for hot tea in boiling hot water. Let brew at least 5 minutes or until desired strength.
¨      Pour steeped tea over ice and add fresh lemon, lime and orange slices, sprigs of mint and a dash of sweetener for a refreshing glass citrus iced tea.



Sun Maté
For Maximum Performance and Super Skinny Maté 
 1.       Fill a jar with fresh room temperature Filtered or bottled water.

2.  Add the number of tea bags in relation to amount of water for desired strength.

3.  Let sit in sunny place until water has darkened to the color of

desired strength. The longer the better—all day is fine. It will just get darker and darker without getting bitter—there are no tannins in this tea. Leaving the tea out longer will not hurt it; it will only increase the release of the nutrients.

4.  Pour tea over ice, add lemon, mint and sweetener or drink plain for a clean thirst quenching drink.
 

Rejuvenate Rooibos

1.  Brew Rejuvenatejust as you would for a hot cup of tea. 
2.  Put the number of tea bags desired in a vessel, preferably a tempered glass jar. 
3.  Pour the boiling water over them. 
4.  Let steep in an area that has free air movement until the tea has cooled down. 
5.  When tea is cooled, put jar in refrigerator to chill.   
        
Note: Tea bags can be left in. There are no tannins, so it will not  get bitter. It will just get rich in delicious nutrition.

Please note: Rejuvenate must be infused with boiling water to release the flavor and nutrients because the leaf is very hearty. (Making sun tea from Rejuvenate has proven to be unsuccessful.)

Easy Eight Cup Iced Rejuvenate
Follow directions above for brewing.
To make 8 cups, use 6 tea bags. (If you like stronger tea, add more tea bags.)
Pour 4 cups boiling water over teabags and steep for at least an hour.
Pour into pitcher and add 4 cups of filtered water. Chill until ready to drink.
*Add fresh mint and lemon, if desired. Sweeten with natural sweetener, as desired.
 
Power Bottle Maté

For Maximum Performance and Super Skinny Maté 
 ¨      Brew one or two tea bags in 8 oz of hot boiling water.
¨      Steep for at least 5 minutes or until desired strength.
¨      Fill a wide mouth water bottle with ice and pour hot tea over the ice into the water bottle, add lemon and sweetener if wanted.
¨      You can leave the tea bag in for maximum extraction.
¨      Use immediately or chill until ready to use for that full blown power work-out thirst quencher.
 Watch your energy rise to meet the demands !

Leftover Maté ?
Use Maté to give plants a boost of energy by feeding them your leftovers. You're not the only one who will thrive from drinking nutrient rich Maté!