Soursop Tea: What It Is and How to Brew It

Soursop tea is made from the dried leaves of the soursop tree (Annona muricata), a fruit tree native to Central America and the Caribbean, now grown widely across the tropics. The leaf tea has a mild, earthy, slightly green flavour, quite different from the sweet, custard-like flesh of the fruit itself.

How to brew it

1. Use one to two teaspoons of dried soursop leaf tea per cup.
2. Pour freshly boiled water over it and cover the cup.
3. Steep for 8 to 10 minutes. Leaf teas like this generally need a longer steep than flower or fruit teas to release their full flavour.
4. Strain and drink plain, or with a little honey if you prefer it sweeter.

What it tastes like

Soursop leaf tea is earthier and more herbal than you might expect if you’ve had soursop fruit or juice before. It’s closer in character to other leaf teas than to anything sweet, so it’s worth trying it plain first before deciding whether to add anything.

Soursop with other ingredients

If you’d like to try soursop leaf alongside other herbs, our Soursop, Moringa with Ginger Tea combines it with moringa leaf and ginger for a blend with more warmth and depth.

Where soursop grows

Soursop trees grow across tropical regions of the Americas, the Caribbean and parts of West Africa, and the leaves have long been used in traditional teas in these regions. You can read more about the plant on Wikipedia’s soursop entry.

Try it for yourself

Our Strong Pure Soursop Herbal Tea is made from dried soursop leaf on its own, for anyone who wants to try the leaf’s flavour without any other ingredients.