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How to make the best Sweet Iced Tea via flouronmyface.com

How to make Sweet Iced Tea

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
How to make Southern sweet iced tea perfectly. Serve a glass of the best, brightest, clear, not cloudy iced tea you have ever tasted. Garnish with a wedge of lemon or lime and a sprig or two of fresh mint.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American, Southern
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 97 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 8 cups water divided
  • 6 tea bags Lipton Black Pekoe Tea
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 whole lemon (lime and mint for garnish)
  • ice
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Instructions 

  • Add 4 cups of water to a medium size saucepan and bring to a roiling boil. Boil the tea bags for about 2-3 minutes. Remove the pot from the hot burner.
  • Steep tea for 10 minutes.
  • Measure sugar and add to pitcher
  • Pour the still hot tea over the sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
  • Add the remaining four cups of water and pour it into the pot with the tea bags. Swirl the pot around a little bit to allow the tea bags to release that last bit of tea goodness from the tea bags. Pour the tea water into the pitcher.
  • Chill completely before serving and serve over ice.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Chill a big pitcher of this sweet iced tea recipe before serving with a wedge of lemon and a sprig of fresh mint.

Nutrition

Serving: 1GlassCalories: 97kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 1mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg
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