Lemon Ice Tea

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Lemon Ice Tea


  • Author: Hina K Batra
  • Prep Time: 05 minutes
  • Cook Time: 05 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

Lemon Iced Tea is a perfect cool and easy refreshing summer drink made using simple ingredients in a couple of minutes. So let’s see how to make lemon iced tea at home.


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Ingredients

  • 5 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons black tea leaves or powder
  • ½ cup sugar or honey
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice or as required
  • Ice cubes as required
  • Lemon slices for garnish (optional) 
  • Few mint leaves

Instructions

  • Add water in a saucepan.
  • Heat on a medium flame until it just comes to boil. heat on a medium flame. 
  • Once the water comes to a boil, add black tea leaves or powder, sugar and mix well.
  • Once the water comes to a boil, turn off the flame. Add lemon juice and stir well.
  • Strain the lemon tea in a glass jar and let it cool at room temperature.
  • While serving, add ice cubes and pour the lemon ice tea in the glass.
  • Garnish with lemon slice or sprig of mint leaves.
  • Serve chilled lemon ice tea.

Notes

  • Instead of using lemon juice, you can use any citrus fruit juice.
  • Replace sugar with honey as per your taste preference.
  • While serving, you can add less or more ice cubes as per your preference. Adding lemon slices while serving is optional.
  • Fresh basil can also be added for garnish iced tea instead of using sprigs of mint leaves.
  • Category: Beverages
  • Cuisine: International

Keywords: Lemon Iced Tea Recipe, Easy Lemon Drink Recipe, How to make Iced Tea, Quick Summer Drink Recipe