Simple Syrup For Iced Tea Recipes

SIMPLE SYRUP FOR SWEETENING TEA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan heat the sugar and water and bring to a boil. When the sugar is completely dissolved remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 1 week.
• Simple syrup can be used to sweeten iced tea, mint juleps or other alcohol based drinks, fruit salad, as well as a soaking liquid for in between layers of genoise cake.
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PERFECT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Hot-Brewed:
• Bring 8 cups water to a simmer; remove from the heat and add 3 tablespoons loose tea or 6 tea bags. Let steep about 4 minutes, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags. Let cool, then transfer to a pitcher, cover and refrigerate.
• Cold-Brewed:
• Combine 8 cups cold water and 6 tablespoons loose tea or 10 tea bags in a pitcher. Cover and refrigerate 15 to 36 hours, until it's the strength you like. Strain loose tea with a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags.
• Sweet Teas:
• Combine 3/4 cup each sugar and water in a saucepan and add 1 infuser, if desired. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat and let cool. Strain the infused syrup through a fine-mesh sieve (you'll get about 1 cup).
• Orange Add 6 strips zest
• Blackberries 1 cup
• Cinnamon 2 sticks
• Lavender 3 tablespoons dried
• Vanilla 1 halved bean
• Mint 3 sprigs
• Ginger 1 cup sliced
• Lemon 8 strips zest
• Nectarine 1 cup chopped
• Cucumber 2 cups chopped

SIMPLE SYRUP FOR ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small pan. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Let cool.

SIMPLE SYRUP ICED TEA

Steps:

• Heat water to boiling.
• For the simple syrup, pour 1 cup of the boiled water into a glass measuring cup, stir in sugar until it dissolves.
• Set aside.
• Pour remaining water into a tea pot or glass measuring cup with tea bags.
• Steep 5 minutes, then remove the bags.
• Stir syrup into the tea.
• Chill tea.

ICED TEA SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring water to boiling; remove from heat then add tea bags.
• Steep 15 minutes; discard tea bags (do not squeeze for the tea will become bitter).
• Add sugar and baking soda; stir to dissolve.
• Add to mixture the lemon juice.
• To serve: pour enough tea syrup to taste in tall iced tea glass filled with ice cubes. Fill remainder of glass with water. Enjoy!

MINT SYRUP FOR TEA

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine sugar and water.
• Over medium-low heat, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• While syrup is heating, rinse mint leaves under water to eliminate dirt.
• Once sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and add mint leaves, making sure they are submerged.
• Cool 1 hour.
• Strain.
• Store in an airtight container and refrigerate; will keep for 3-4 weeks.

BLUEBERRY DRINK SYRUP FOR BLUEBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place blueberries in a saucepan with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Set sieve or colander lined with cheesecloth (I use a thick papertowel) over a bowl and pour in the blueberry mixture.
• Gently press out the juice with a spoon or by twisting the cheesecloth. Discard the pulp and measure the juice into saucepan.
• Add 1/2 cup sugar for each cup of juice and cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes.
• Chill and pour into covered jar. Store in refrigerator.
• Add two tablespoons to each glass of prepared iced tea. Stir well and garnish with a lemon slice.