Raspberry And Spearmint Iced Tea Recipes

RASPBERRY AND SPEARMINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place raspberries and sugar in a large heatproof jug and stand for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sugar has dissolved.
• Meanwhile, place teabags in a separate heatproof jug, add 1L boiling water and steep for 5 minutes. Add peppermint tea to raspberry mixture and gently stir. Strain, reserving a few raspberries and set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Add spearmint leaves and chill. Serve cold with reserved raspberries and crushed ice.

RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Steep for 5-8 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add 4 cups water. , In another saucepan, bring raspberries and remaining water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Strain and discard pulp. Add raspberry juice to the tea mixture. Serve in chilled glasses over ice.

RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a large pot, and stir in the tea bags, raspberries, and sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Allow the mixture to steep until the desired level of tea flavor is reached, 3 to 5 minutes; remove tea bags, and stir in the lemonade mix until dissolved. Pour tea into pitchers, and add ice to cool.

RASPBERRY MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a microwave or saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat and add tea bags. cover and let tea steep for at least 30 minutes.
• In a large pitcher (2.5 qt.) add ice, several berries and 8-10 mint leaves. Pour warm tea concentrate over the ice mixture. Top with additional water and stir to combine. Add sugar if desired.
• Pour into glasses with additional ice, berries and garnish with mint sprigs.

SWEET RASPBERRY LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put the tea bags in an 8-cup measuring cup or heat safe bowl. Boil the water, pour it over the tea bags, and allow to steep for at least 10 minutes. Allow to cool and remove tea bags.
• In a small saucepan combine the sugar and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Cook briefly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add raspberries. Let come to room temperature.
• Combine the tea and raspberry sugar syrup, to taste. Put ice into 4 (12-ounce) glasses. To each squeeze in a wedge of lime, pour sugared tea over, and garnish with a sprig of mint.
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GINA'S RASPBERRY MINT TEA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot with 12 cups of water to a boil over medium heat. Add the tea bags and let them steep for 10 minutes. Allow the tea to cool and discard the tea bags. Pour the liquid into a large glass pitcher.
• Meanwhile, add the sugar and 1 cup water to a saucepan and bring to a simmer, over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Drop in the handful of mint, remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool. At this point, strain and add the sugar syrup to the pitcher. Stir the drink well and divide it between 12 glasses filled with ice. Garnish each serving with some fresh mint sprigs and raspberries.

ICED RASPBERRY TEA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over high heat, bring sugar and water to a boil. Remove from heat; stir until sugar is dissolved. Add raspberries, tea bags and lemon juice. Steep, covered, for 3 minutes. Strain; discard berries and tea bags. , Transfer tea to a large container or pitcher. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice. If desired, serve with raspberries and lemon slices.

SPEARMINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 1 quart water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• Remove from heat and add tea bags, mint and zest.
• Let these ingredients steep for 15 minutes and then strain into a 2-quart container.
• Stir in sugar and lemon juice.
• Add 1 quart water.
• Continue stirring until sugar has dissolved.
• Cool and serve over ice.

REFRESHING RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 6 cups water and sugar to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, 3-5 minutes according to taste. Discard tea bags. Add juice concentrate; stir in cold water. Serve over ice, with raspberries if desired.