Iced Tea 3 Delicious Ways

ICED TEA TIPS
DON’T use crappy tea
DON’T oversteep your tea
DON’T add sugar to cold tea
DON’T put tea into the refrigerator until it’s cool – it will result in
cloudy tea
DON’T make too much in advance. Iced tea is best when it’s fresh.

Classic Iced Tea
6 black tea bags 
8 cups hot water
1 lemon, zested and sliced
¼ honey (optional)
1 cup hot water (optional)
ice

Using a vegetable peeler, peel the zest of one lemon being careful not to get the white rind which is quite bitter.
Add the lemon zest and tea bags to hot water and stir.
Allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes.
Remove the tea bags and the zest and allow the tea to cool
completely.
For sweetened iced tea, add hot water to honey and stir until the honey is completely dissolved. Allow the mixture to cool completely.
In a pitcher combine ice and lemon slices.
Add tea and honey mixture and stir thoroughly.
Enjoy!

Raspberry Peach Iced Tea
6 tea bags (I used rooibos)
8 cups hot water
¼ honey (optional)
1 cup hot water (optional)
4 ripe peaches, sliced
1 cup fresh raspberries
ice

Add tea bags to hot water and stir.
Allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes.
Remove the tea bags and allow the tea to cool completely.
For sweetened iced tea, add hot water to honey and stir until the honey is completely dissolved. Allow the mixture to cool completely.
In a pitcher combine ice, peach slices and raspberries.
Add tea and honey mixture and stir thoroughly.
For best results, allow tea to infuse with flavor for 1-2 hours before
serving.
Enjoy!

Mojito-Inspired Iced Tea 
6 green tea bags
8 cups hot water
¼ cup superfine sugar (optional)
1 cup hot water (optional)
3 limes
10-12 mint leaves
ice

Using a vegetable peeler, peel the zest of one lime being careful not to get the white rind which is quite bitter.
Add the lime zest and tea bags to hot water and stir.
Allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes.
Remove the tea bags and the zest and allow the tea to cool completely.
For sweetened iced tea, add hot water to sugar and stir until the honey is completely dissolved. Allow the mixture to cool completely.
In a pitcher combine ice and lime slices and mint.
Add tea and sugar mixture and stir thoroughly.
For best results, allow tea to infuse with flavor for 1-2 hours before serving.
Enjoy!

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How to Make Sweet Watermalon lced Tea

Ingredients

• 1 small watermelon, about 2 lbs
• 5 black tea bags
• 4 cups water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2-3 drops of red food coloring ( optional)
• mint leaves ( optional)

Instructions

1. Bring the 4 cups of water to a boil, then remove from the heat.
2. Toss in tea bags, and let sit for 20 minutes.
3. Cut the top of the watermelon off, and save for later
4. Scoop out the red part.
5. Place the red part of the watermelon into a blender of food processor, and liquify.
6. Pour the watermelon juice into a pan, and sprinkle in the sugar.
7. Mix until well combined, then bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes.
8. Turn the heat off, then remove the pan from heat, and let sit for 5 minutes.
9. pour the watermelon juice into a pitcher, along with the now concentrated tea.
10. Add in a few drops of red food coloring ( optional)
11. Stir,then let it sit until it cools.
12. Cut the leftover watermelon into cubes, and clean the mint leaves.
13. Place the mint leaves,watermelon cubes, and ice into a pitcher.
14. Pour the watermelon tea over the ice.
15. Let sit for 5 minutes.
16. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

You can add more or less sugar

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