Mommy’s Little Helper (Green Tea Punch)

1.  Squeeze the lime half into a small bowl, reserving the squeezed-out rind. In a large heatproof bowl, combine the tea, mint and squeezed lime half (reserving the juice separately). Pour the boiling water over the tea and let steep for 6 minutes.

2.  Strain the tea into another large bowl, pushing on the solids with a spoon before discarding them. In a blender or food processor, puree half the peach with about 1/2 cup of the strained tea mixture and 2 teaspoons of the reserved lime juice. Strain this mixture into the tea mixture. Stir in the agave.

3.  Add 1 1/2 cups (1 standard tray) ice cubes to the tea mixture. Slice the second half of the peach into 6 wedges. Serve the tea over more ice, garnishing each glass with a peach slice and a mint sprig.

Alcoholic variation: If desired, the punch can be spiked with rum.

Frozen variation: To make tea punch pops, increase the agave to 1 cup and freeze in popsicle molds.

Find out more about this recipe on Mom Appetit's blog.