Southern Strawberry Sweet Iced Tea
Try this Southern Strawberry Sweet Iced Tea recipe, or contribute your own.
- Preparing Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Served Person: 6
vegan
vegetarian
white meat free
tree nut free
nut free
gluten free
red meat free
shellfish free
dairy free
pescatarian
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4-5 family-size tea bags (i use luzianne)
- 6 cups water divided
- 4 cups ripe strawberries (makes about 1 cup of juice)
- frozen or fresh strawberries mint (optional garnish)
- Carbohydrate 1.242 g
- Cholesterol 22.425 mg
- Fat 8.5085625 g
- Fiber 0 g
- Protein 0.8926875 g
- Saturated Fat 4.96239375 g
- Serving Size 1 1 serving (280g)
- Sodium 43.9800000080139 mg
- Sugar 1.242 g
- Trans Fat 0.998343750000001 g
- Calories 83 calories
In a small pot, bring two cups of water to a boil.(could also heat in microwave)Remove from heat and add tea bags.Let tea bags steep for 10 minutes before discarding the tea bags.Meanwhile, dice up strawberries.Place in a food processor and puree.Strain pureed strawberries through a mesh strainer, reserving the juice and discarding the pulp.In a large pitcher add tea, strawberry juice and sugar.Stir until sugar is dissolved.Stir in 4 cups of cold water.Refrigerate until ice cold.Pour over ice and serve immediately.If desired used frozen strawberries as ice cubes and fresh strawberries or mint as garnish.
