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Purple Dead Nettle Tea
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4.70 from 13 votes

Purple Dead Nettle Tea

This recipe has all the awesome nutritional benefits of healthy purple dead nettle tea in a brew that tastes great. Perfect for morning or night and easily customizable to fit what you have on hand.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 cup hot water near boiling
  • 2 tsp dried purple dead nettle leaves
  • 1 tsp honey
  • dash vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Add dried deadnettle to hot water and allow to steep for 5 minutes
  • Strain out leaves.
  • Mix in honey and vanilla extract and enjoy!

Notes

  • For a more flavorful tea, mix 1 teaspoon purple deadnettle with 1 teaspoon mint, lemon balm, or your preferred dry tea or herb.
  • If mixing teas, especially mint, you may want to skip the vanilla addition.
  • The leaves are edible so feel free to skip the straining step.