Iced Tea Recipe
This easy homemade iced tea recipe lets you brew, sweeten, and chill your favorite tea for a refreshing, customizable drink.
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4-6 tea bags black, green, or herbal tea, depending on your preference
- 8 cups water
- sweetener sugar, honey, stevia, etc, optional
- ice cubes for serving
- lemon slices mint leaves, or fruit pieces, optional garnish
Instructions
- In a kettle or a saucepan, boil water.
- Into a large pitcher, add tea bags and boiling water. Let the tea bags steep for about 5-10 minutes, until it reaches desired strength. For a stronger tea, steep longer; for a milder flavor, steep for less time.
- After steeping, remove the tea bags from the pitcher without squeezing them (this can release bitter tannins).
- Add sweetener, if using, while the tea is still warm so it dissolves easily. Adjust sweetener to taste.
- Allow the tea to come to room temperature either on the counter or in the refrigerator.
- Fill glasses with ice cubes. Pour cooled tea over ice, garnish with lemon slices, mint leaves, or pieces of fresh fruit if desired
Nutrition
Sodium: 12mg | Calcium: 7mg