Jasmine Fancy Limeade Iced Tea Recipes

POSH JASMINE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large, glass heatproof pitcher, steep the tea bags in the boiling water. Add the cinnamon bark and star anise and let it infuse for 5 minutes.
• Strain the steeped tea, and then stir in the honey and mix well. Cool the tea to room temperature, and then chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• When ready to serve, stir in the apple juice. Pour into glasses topped with some ice cubes, or pour over scoops of sorbet. Tumble in the fresh fruit and garnish with mint sprigs and lemon slices. Serve with fun straws.

SWEET LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Pour the water into a gallon sized jar over the tea bags. Allow to steep for 45 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags. Stir in the sugar and lime juice until the sugar has dissolved. Cool to room temperature; refrigerate until cold before serving.

SPARKLING JASMINE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Dissolve sugar in 3/4 cup of water, and boil gently until a syrup has formed. Set aside and let cool.
• Steep the jasmine tea in the remaining 3 1/4 cups of hot water for around 6 minutes.
• Strain out tea, and let cool.
• In a pitcher, combine syrup and tea.
• Stir or whisk until fully blended.
• Add sparkling water and cool thoroughly.
• Serve over ice at once.
• Can be served with cinnamon sticks, lemon slices or mint sprigs.
• Makes 1 quart of iced tea.

COLD BREWED JASMINE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pitcher combine the tea and water. Mix the sugar or honey with about a cup of hot water so that it dissolves and will mix with the room temperature water. Add the sugar/ hot water mixture to the pitcher. Put the pitcher in the refrigerator (preferably before you go to sleep) and let the tea leaves soak until morning (9-12 hours). Add lemon to taste and then pour the tea through a strainer so as to catch the tea leaves before serving.

LIME TEA

Steps:

• Pour boling water over tea and steep for 5 minutes. Strain. Add sugar and lime skins and let stand for 1 hour. Remove skins from tea and add remaining ingredients. Serve chilled over ice.

JACK AND JILL'S ICED JASMINE TEA

Steps:

• Bring 10 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Place tea bags in a large heatproof container. Add boiling water, and steep for 3 minutes. Remove tea bags. Let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, bring sugar and remaining 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Let cool completely.
• Stir together tea and 3/4 cup simple syrup, plus more if needed, depending on desired sweetness. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Divide among ice-filled glasses.

CHERRY LIMEADE SWEET TEA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar until dissolved; cool slightly. Transfer to a pitcher; cool completely., Add limeade concentrate and cherry juice to tea. Serve over ice with lime wedges and cherries.

JASMINE FANCY LIMEADE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Boil water and let tea steep at least 15 minutes.
• Mix with 2-3 cups limeade.
• Pour into pitcher with ice.