Hawaiian Iced Tea (Non-Alcoholic Punch)
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Bursting with fruit flavors thanks to the pineapple, orange, and lemon juice, this sparkling vintage Hawaiian iced tea recipe is such a refreshing non-alcoholic summer punch.
I am too young to have ever seen the Jewel Tea Man coming up the road, but I’ve heard stories about him all of my life. He was a “peddler man” as my great-grandmother would say and he stopped by houses to sell his wares at regular intervals. Lela used to love to buy tea bags and a few pantry staples from him whenever the budget allowed. Today, I’m sharing an old recipe direct from the 1929 Jewel Tea Cookbook, Mary Dunbar’s Favorite Recipes (Mary Dunbar was the chief home economist for the Jewel Tea Company).
I had to change the name of this punch, though, because in the cookbook this is referred to as Hawaiian Punch. Now, at that time there was no hyper-red punch sold on the juice aisle so this name bespoke a delicious iced tea punch with wonderful fruit flavors mixed in. The internet would be mighty confused if I used that name today, therefore I’ve renamed it Hawaiian iced tea punch.
So, what do you need to make my Hawaiian iced tea punch recipe? The ingredients are orange pekoe tea (pre-brewed in ), pineapple juice, ginger ale, lemon juice, orange juice, and sugar. You’ve also never seen such simple instructions. Basically, combine all the ingredients and serve your punch over crushed ice. That’s all there is to it. We love a delicious summer drink that’s easy to make.
What does it taste like? My first sip of this was very familiar. I knew I had never had it before, though, and couldn’t quite place the flavor. But then it hit me. This tastes like that pale yellow/white lifesaver. It has a decided tropical flavor to it with just a hint of tea on the side and mild sweetness. My entire family loved it and I’ll just bet there are going to be an awful lot of fans for this old-fashioned punch recipe once you try it. A perfect special drink for the upcoming summer!
1929 Jewel Tea Cookbook: Mary Dunbar’s Favorite Recipes
The printable recipe for this punch is below but I wanted to show you the original because I always enjoy seeing vintage cookbooks. It’s like stepping back in time.
Recipe Ingredients
- Orange pekoe tea
- Pineapple juice
- Ginger ale
- Lemon juice
- Orange juice
- Sugar
How to Make Hawaiian Iced Tea Punch
Are you ready for the very complicated instructions?
Combine all ingredients and serve over crushed ice.
I also add a sprig of when I want to make it extra pretty.
Yep, that’s it! Your Hawaiian iced tea punch will be ready to enjoy in no time at all.
Storage
Due to the addition of ginger ale, the Hawaiian iced tea will go flat eventually, so it’s best to drink it ASAP. But just halve or double the amount of each ingredient so the recipe works for you.
Recipe Notes
- Now I’m modernizing this just a wee bit. First of all, Jewel tea doesn’t exist anymore. However, orange pekoe black tea does and it’s pretty much what is in any Southern teabag. You can choose your favorite orange pekoe tea bags and just brew them in as directed if you like. Then follow the remaining instructions. I’m making it a bit easier by using Southern Breeze sweet tea. I’m also leaving out the sugar since they already sweeten the bag with a zero-calorie sweetener so it cuts down on the sugar a bit.
- Feel free to substitute the ginger ale in the for Sprite or Diet Sprite.
- Now, I did add a garnish of fresh mint sprigs, but another fun idea is fresh pineapple spears.
You might also enjoy these refreshing drink recipes:
Iced Cherry Apple Cider Vinegar Tea
Sugar-Free Peach Lemonade (2 Ingredients Only)
Wedding Punch (Non-Alcoholic Cranberry Punch)
Ingredients
- 4 cups strong orange pekoe tea
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 16 ounces ginger ale
- juice of 2 lemons
- juice of 2 oranges
- 1/2 cup sugar
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients and serve over crushed ice.4 cups strong orange pekoe tea, 1 cup pineapple juice, 16 ounces ginger ale, juice of 2 lemons, juice of 2 oranges, 1/2 cup sugar
Nutrition
I love old recipes! I’m going to guess that “charged water” might be club soda or maybe seltzer water. I plan to try making this with one of those, then make it using Sprite Zero for comparison. I do enjoy punch a whole bunch. (Tee hee)
Yes; it’s fun to experiment like scientists in the kitchen!
I have my Granny’s Jewel Tea Dishes & I have several of the peanut butter glasses too 🙂
Thanks for sharing the recipe,can’t wait to try it 🙂
I hope you get the chance to try it soon!!!
Loved the original recipe…got quite a charge out of “charged water” …was that water that had an electrical charge in it??? lol Thanks for always sharing great recipes and fun!!!
Actually, in a complicated science-y way, yes! But we would just call it club soda or seltzer water now, and it’s great with lemonade, so it would be great with this tea-punch; maybe less sweet and more refreshing than sweet drinks like Sprite or 7-Up or gingerale.
I buy lemon-lime seltzer water, it has no sugar and might go well with this recipe. It’s also refreshing on its own.
I also have some Jewel tea serving bowls from my grandmother. If I recall they also made another pattern.
LOL, charged water was soda water 🙂
Can’t wait to make this tea/punch. It’s the perfect back porch drink in Summer. Thanks for the recipe and the story. I remember as a child my grandmother ordering her vanilla from a traveling salesman. I also remember the icebox buried in the ground by the front porch and covering the area to keep it in shade was a wisteria vine. The ice man came from town once a week and brought your ice in huge blocks. We had iced tea every day! Old memories are the best!
Oh my goodness and what wonderful memories those are!!! Yes, I plan to sit on the porch a great deal this summer, sipping this tea!!
I have my grandmother’s entire set of Jewel Tea Dishes, with the tea pitcher and all the serving pieces. They are beautiful on a fall table, especially for Thanksgiving. I wish I could find one of those cookbooks to go along with the dishes!
I use my Granny’s jewel tea dishes at Thanksgiving too!
What a treasure to have!! They are beautiful dishes to use for Thanksgiving!!
There was a Mexican restaurant called.the El Cocina in our area that made this punch. It was the best! Quite a few of the local cookbooks have the recipe for “El Cocina Punch” in them.
How fun!!
My mama had the entire set of those Jewel Tea dishes that she bought from the Jewel Tea man when I was growing up. Unfortunately, we broke nearly all of them over the passage of time. Only a few survived that my sisters and I divided when our mama died. Your post brought back precious memories. Thank you!
I am so glad you enjoyed it Angela!!