Fresh Peach Sweet Iced Tea Recipes

PEACH SWEET TEA

Steps:

• Boil one quart of water in a large pot. Add tea bags and steep for 3-5 minutes. Remove tea bags and discard.
• While tea is steeping, prepare simple syrup: in a separate small saucepan, combine one cup of water and one cup of sugar and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Pour simple syrup into pot with tea and stir. In a heat-safe pitcher, combine the tea with pureed peaches, and one quart of cold water. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Serve tea over ice and peach slices and ENJOY!

HOMEMADE PEACH TEA

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup water, sugar, and peach slices together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, crushing peach slices as you stir, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, cover, and allow peaches to infuse syrup, about 30 minutes. Strain to remove peach slices.
• Bring 6 cups remaining water to a boil in a separate pot. Remove from heat, add tea bags, cover, and steep for about 5 minutes.
• Remove tea bags from the pot, pour in peach syrup, and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

SWEET ICED PEACH TEA

Steps:

• Make the tea in a 3 or 4 quart pitcher (or iced tea pot). Set aside.
• Pour peaches and water into a blender.
• Blend on high speed until well blended.
• Add sugar and blend for a few more seconds.
• Add more water until there is 1 quart.
• Blend for a few seconds-- pulse.
• Pour this mixture into the pitcher of tea and stir until well mixed.
• Chill before serving.
• Serve over ice or warm up for a hot drink.

FRESH PEACH SWEET ICED TEA

Steps:

• Steep tea bags in boiling water for 5 minutes; set aside to chill. Meanwhile puree the peaches and push pulp through a strainer.
• Add the strained puree to a 1/2 gallon pitcher, stir in the simple syrup and lemon juice, top with ice and pour tea over the top; stir.
• Cover and chill in refrigerator until needed, stirring in fruit just before serving.

SWEET PEACH TEA

Steps:

• Place tea, lemon and ginger in a heatproof container and add boiling water. Let tea steep 7 to 8 minutes.
• Place 4 cups of the ice in a pitcher, then pour in tea.
• Blend diced peaches and sugar in a blender until smooth; mix into tea. Serve in glasses over remaining ice and garnish with mint and peach slices.