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Soursop Leaf Tea Recipe

Soursop leaf tea is a Caribbean herbal tea pack with nutritional benefits. Consume hot or cold with some honey to soothe your spirit healthily.

Soursop leaf tea

Soursop leaf tea

The soursop leaf tea is considered a herbal tea. But for some who grew up with a soursop tree in the backyard and drinking soursop tea for the sake of drinking tea, it’s just tea.

To make the tea, you need the leave from the evergreen tree of the soursop plant. While some make the tea with green leaves, the dry leaves are used in Jamaica. Dry leaves make more potent tea, and you need fewer leaves than if you were to use green ones.

Drying the soursop leaves is very simple. Wash the green leaves and spread them out to dry in a cold area away from the sun, preferably in a mash basket so they can air dry. It will take the leaves about a week to dry for tea.

The tea doesn’t have any hint of the soursop fruit flavour. However, soursop leave tea does have a pleasing woody taste. Similar to black tea but with a more pleasant taste.

What you need for this recipe

  • Dry soursop leaf: In Jamaica, we only use the dry soursop leaf to make tea. The dry leaves make more potent tea. Place the green leaves in a cool, dry place away from the sun to dry the soursop leaves. It’s best not to sun dry the leaves to keep more of their nutrients. The leaves will take a week to dry for tea.
  • Water: Room temperature will do.
  • Sweetener: I choose honey as a sweetener since it is healthier than sugar.

How do you make soursop leaf tea?

  1. The leaves: Wash the dry leaves and place them in a small teapot with room-temperature water. Three leaves are enough for this recipe, but use more for a stronger tea. Cover the pot, then pot to boil on medium heat.
  2. Boiling time: Bring the water in the pot to a boil. Once the water starts to boil, let it brew for about 3 to 5 minutes. Brew longer for a stronger tea. Turn the heat off and leave to steep for 10 minutes.
  3. Sweeten: Strain and sweeten with sugar or honey. I prefer to use honey.
Soursop tea

What is soursop leaf tea good for?

Soursop leaf tea has many health benefits, with the numbers rising as the tea gets more commercial popularity.

In Jamaica, we traditionally drink soursop leaves for the taste, to boost the immune system and as a nutritional supplement. Soursop leaves tea has high levels of antioxidants such as Vitamin C, Flavonoids, Phytosterols and Tannins, which help improve immunity and fight against diseases.

Other health benefits that soursop tea is said to have are that it helps with weight loss, increases digestion health, reduces inflammation in the body and helps to regulate blood pressure.

soursop leaves tea recipe

Can you refrigerate the tea?

Yes, you refrigerate the soursop leaf tea. But consume within three days of making for the best taste. You can drink soursop leaf tea hot or cold. And if you wish, you can also add milk.

Soursop tea

Soursop Leaf Tea Recipe

Soursop leaf is the tasty herbal tea you need to try.
4.88 from 16 votes
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Course: Hot Beverages
Cuisine: Jamaican
Keyword: Soursop leaf tea
Prep Time: 0 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 Serving
Calories: 33kcal
Author: Lesa

Ingredients 

  • 4 Leaves
  • 320 ml (1.35 cups) Water
  • ½ tbsp Honey

Instructions

  • Wash and place the soursop leaves in the teapot with the water.
  • Put the boil on medium heat.
  • Once the water starts boiling, let it brew for about 3-5 minutes.
  • Turn the heat off and leave to steep for 10 minutes.
  • Strain and sweeten to your liken.

Notes

  • Want a stronger tea? Use another leaf or two. Brew for more that 5 minutes. Longer brewing time will require more water.
  • Because soursop leaf tea already have a pleasing taste you may not need to use a lot of honey. 
 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Soursop Leaf Tea Recipe
Serving Size
 
250 ml
Amount per Serving
Calories
33
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
0.03
g
0
%
Saturated Fat
 
0.01
g
0
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.01
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
0.01
g
Sodium
 
15
mg
1
%
Potassium
 
8
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
 
9
g
3
%
Fiber
 
0.1
g
0
%
Sugar
 
9
g
10
%
Protein
 
0.1
g
0
%
Vitamin A
 
25
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
0.2
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
13
mg
1
%
Iron
 
0.2
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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22 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Soursop tea sounds like a drink I would enjoy and welcome the health benefits. I don’t think I have access to the leaves – but would like to try!

  2. I love tea, but I had never heard about soursop tea. Im interested in weight loss and increases digestion health. Thank you for the suggestion.

  3. I definitely need to try this for my digestion! I love trying anything new to aid my digestion along, as it so often needs help!

  4. Rose Ann Sales

    I’m surely going to give this a try! Thanks for sharing this with us!

  5. 5 stars
    I had never previously heard of Soursop Leaf Tea. It really looks like it has so my health benefits. I’m inspired to give it a try. Thank you for highlighting this recipe.

  6. 5 stars
    If you or a loved one has weight problems, it can be tempting to try an alternative treatment that promises hope like this one.

  7. I have never heard of this but I am SO intrigued! I would love ot know more!

  8. 5 stars
    I wish I could give more than 5 stars. As an Indian I really enjoy tea alot. This recipe is new to me but I already like it. I am going to try it tomorrow noon and will definitely give u a feedback.

  9. 5 stars
    I’ve never heard of soursop before, but it sounds interesting. I’m surprised the dry leaf has more flavor than a green leaf. I would have thought it the other way around.

  10. Barbies Beauty Bits

    5 stars
    I love tea, but I have never heard of Soursop tea. I asked my sister about it, guess we drank it as kids and I didn’t know!

  11. 5 stars
    This is an interesting soursop and never tried it before. I will keep this to try it because we have the ingredients.

  12. Jennifer

    I love tea and have never heard of soursop. I need to try it sometime!

  13. 5 stars
    Thanks, the dry leaves sound much better than green.

  14. 5 stars
    Thanks for the writeup.
    Is it true that the sour sop tea lowers blood sugar?

  15. 5 stars
    Very interesting. Thanks for the useful information on “Topetope” Thats how we call it here.

  16. Stephen A.

    Thank you for this post,
    In some cultures, soursop heart, the solid Center of the fruit are given to children to eat, to help stop bed wetting in children.
    It’s interesting to learn that it also have some therapeutic values for prostate health.
    going back to basics.

  17. 5 stars
    hi, i brought some leaves back from Jamaica. it was recommended to me for my husbands cancer. im praying it will help. thank you for the recipe.

  18. I find that interesting we have a soursop tree in our backyard and I didn’t even realize you could make tea with the leaves

  19. 5 stars
    I have been taking the soursop tea leaves twice in a day for a week. I had pain in my pointer finger and my thumb. It has now gone down completely very little pain. This was inflamation starting in my fingers. I have also noticed that I go to the loo twice in a day eczema is no more ,I sweat a lot these days. I will weigh myself to see if I have lost weight. I like the taste. Kudos for this exposure.

  20. When you say wash leaves, I am assuming you mean “non-dried” leaves???

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