Homemade Iced Tea Recipe
Sweet, healthy, refreshing, and ready in 5 minutes. This homemade Iced tea recipe is quick, easy, and simple to make. Sweetened black tea with a subtle flavor of lemon!
Ingredients
- 2 Teabags any regular black teabags or flavours should be fine
- 30 ml Sugar syrup sub with 1 ½ tablespoon of sugar or use according to taste
- Pinch baking soda
- Lemon slices you can use any citrus of choice for this recipe
- 2 cups Ice
- Coldwater
Instructions
- Place 2 teabags in a mug or a heat-proof glass then add boiled water (300ml) and add a pinch of baking soda if using. Let the tea steep for about 4 to 5 minutes and discard the teabags.
- Stir the sugar into the hot tea until dissolved. Alternatively use sugar syrup for a quicker job.
- To 2 separate tall glasses (400ml capacity) add ice and few lemon slices, pour the sweet tea over the ice ¾ of the way then top with chilled water. Stir to combine, garnish with fresh mint leaves add more if need be, serve and enjoy!
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Notes
Tips
- Do not over-steep the tea or it would become bitter, also when removing the teabags from the mug, squeeze them gently also to avoid bitter-tasting tea.
- Double or triple the recipe to suit your need.
Nutrition
Calories: 40kcalCarbohydrates: 11gSodium: 21mgPotassium: 9mgSugar: 11gCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
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