Orange Ice Tea Recipes

ORANGE ICED TEA RECIPE

Steps:

• With sharp knife, cut peel from one orange in a spiral motion so it's all one piece.
• Cut spiral into 6 long narrow strips; set aside.
• Slice peeled orange and 2 unpeeled oranges into a large bowl.
• Add sugar; crush with large wooden spoon or bottom of a glass until sugar is dissolved.
• Add water; crush the slices again.
• Let steep 15 minutes.
• Strain the mixture and combine with the tea.
• Fill glasses with ice cubes and add tea.
• Garnish by twisting reserved peel around straws or dropping in the ice tea with a sprig of mint.

PEACH ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place peach, clementine, and sugar in a pitcher. Mash the fruit using a spoon; add water and tea bags and stir. Refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour. Remove fruit and tea bags using a slotted spoon.

LEMON-ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 1 qt. of water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add tea bags and mint; let stand for 10 minutes. , Discard tea bags and mint. Pour tea into a large pitcher. Add lemonade drink mix, orange juice and remaining water; stir well. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice.

ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• With a vegetable peeler, peel each orange in a continuous spiral, removing only the outer colored layer of peel.
• In a large pitcher, pour boiling water over the tea bags and orange peel. Cover and steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Chill tea mixture with peel in a covered container.
• To serve, remove the peel and pour iced tea over ice cubes in tall glasses.
• Sweeten to taste with honey (or brown sugar). Garnish with orange slices and fresh mint leaves, if desired.

ORANGE TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water, orange juice concentrate, sugar, lemon juice and tea. Tie the cloves in a small cheesecloth bag; add to saucepan. Simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes. Remove spice bag. Serve hot. Store leftovers in glass container in refrigerator.

LEMON-ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat water just until it comes to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and drop in the tea bags. Cover and let steep for about 20 minutes.
• In a 2 quart pitcher, combine the steeped tea, discarding the tea bags, and the sugar or Splenda. Stir until dissolved. Continue to cool to room temperature. Stir in lemon and orange juice. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice.
• Tips:.
• I find it best not to add the citrus until the tea is completely cooled. Even better to chill the cooled citrus tea, as recommended, to let the flavors meld. Also, cooling too fast brings out the tannin, causing cloudy tea. Should any tea become cloudy, just add a little boiling water to clear it up.

CRANBERRY AND ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Use a vegetable peeler to peel the rind from the orange. Use a small sharp knife to remove the white pith from the rind.
• Place the rind and tea bags in a large heatproof jug. Pour over the water. Set aside for 20 minutes to infuse.
• Remove the tea bags and rind, and discard. Add the cranberry juice and sugar to the jug, and stir to combine.
• Cut half the orange flesh into small pieces and divide among 2 ice cube trays. Pour the tea mixture among the trays. Place in the freezer overnight. Cover the remaining tea mixture with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to chill.
• Remove the ice cubes from the trays and place in a serving jug. Pour over the tea mixture and serve.
• Time plan tip: Prepare this recipe to the end of step 4 up to 1 day ahead. Continue from step 5 just before serving. Picnic tip: Divide the ice cubes and tea among airtight bottles or jugs. Transport in your esky.

ORANGE AND CINNAMON ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a medium pot, bring 8 cups of water to a boil.
• Once the water boils, add the tea bags and remove from heat.
• Let the tea steep for 4 minutes.
• Remove tea bags and let the brewed tea cool.
• Once the tea is cooled, add the orange-cinnamon syrup. Mix thoroughly. Transfer to a serving pitcher and add ice.
• Serve and enjoy!
• To Make the Syrup:.
• In a small saucepan, mix the water, orange juice and sugar. Add the cinnamon sticks and orange zest.
• Turn heat to medium-high. Stir mixture frequently until it comes to a boil.
• Once the mixture boils and the sugar has dissolved, remove saucepan from the heat.
• Allow the sugar mixture to cool. It will thicken a bit once cooled.
• Strain mixture to remove cinnamon sticks and any large pieces of orange zest.
• Add cooled sweetener to brewed tea.