Description
The cool and refreshing homemade iced tea is a perfect and easy-to-make summer drink recipe made using with easily available ingredients at home. This quick and easy iced tea recipe hit at summer. You can add flavors or sweeteners as per your choice.
Scale
Ingredients
- 4+4 cups of water
- 6 black tea bags
- Sugar/honey to taste (optional)
For serving-
- Lemon slices
- Fresh mint leaves
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- In a saucepan, boil 4 cups of water.
- Add sugar (if you prefer) and stir it until dissolved.
- Turn off the heat.
- Add the tea bags. Leave the tea bags in water for 5-6 minutes as per your taste preference.
- Stir well and then remove the tea bags without squeezing them from the water.
- Add the other remaining water to the tea and mix.
- Let the tea cool at room temperature and then refrigerate in the fridge until chilled (at least for an hour).
- Once chilled, serve with ice, lemon slices, and a fresh mint sprig if desired.
Notes
- It is very important to measure the water to prevent the tea from turning too strong and too watery.
- Make sure, you do not leave the tea bags in the water much longer than a minute; otherwise, you will get a bitter taste. Always set a timer for the steeping.
- If you prefer sweet tea, you can add the sugar or your preferred sweetener like honey, coconut sugar, or even maple syrup to sweeten your tea.
- Do not use tap water for this recipe. Always use filtered water to get the smoothest flavor. Tap water has lots of additives and minerals that can dull the taste.
- Allow the tea to cool down at room temperature before storing it in the fridge to chill.
- If you keep hot tea in the fridge, your iced tea can become cloudy.
- Additionally, you add to try this iced tea with different teas for example – try using green tea, or use a variety of herbal teas.
- Category: Drinks
- Cuisine: American, Indian
Keywords: Iced Tea Cafe Style Recipe, Basic Iced Tea Recipe, How to make Iced Tea, Summer Drink recipes, Tea Recipes