Recipe

Fruit Iced Tea Recipe (2 Quarts)

Ingredients:
5 black tea bags (or 2 family-size)
4 cups hot water (for steeping)
3–4 cups cold water (for diluting)
½ cup sugar or honey (adjust to taste)
1 cup fruit puree, nectar, or juice (see variations below)
Ice cubes
Fresh fruit slices for garnish

Instructions:
Brew Tea – Steep tea bags in 4 cups hot water for 5–7 minutes. Remove tea bags.

Sweeten – Stir in sugar or honey while the tea is warm.

Add Fruit Flavor – Stir in 1 cup of your chosen fruit puree, nectar, or juice.

Dilute & Chill – Add 3–4 cups cold water. Refrigerate until chilled.

Serve – Pour over ice and garnish with fresh fruit slices that match the flavor.

Flavor Variations
Raspberry Peach Iced Tea → ½ cup raspberry puree + ½ cup peach nectar

Mango Lemon Iced Tea → 1 cup mango puree/nectar + juice of 1 lemon

Peach Strawberry Iced Tea → ½ cup peach nectar + ½ cup strawberry puree

Blueberry Lemon Iced Tea → ¾ cup blueberry puree/syrup + juice of 1 lemon

Strawberry Orange Iced Tea → ½ cup strawberry puree + ½ cup fresh orange juice

Classic Sweet Tea

Ingredients
6 regular-size black tea bags
4 cups water (for steeping)
1 cup sugar (adjust to taste)
4 cups cold water (for diluting)
Ice + lemon wedges (optional)

Instructions
Boil water – In a saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
Steep tea – Remove from heat, add tea bags, and steep 5–10 minutes (shorter = lighter, longer = stronger).
Sweeten – Remove tea bags. While still warm, stir in sugar until dissolved.
Dilute & chill – Pour tea into a large pitcher, add 4 cups cold water. Refrigerate until chilled.
Serve – Pour over ice, garnish with lemon slices or fresh mint if you like.

Enjoy