Homemade Iced Tea

By: Yvonne Moss (View Profile)

It’s so easy and so much better tasting that that junk you buy in a jar or bag.

To make one gallon you will need:

• Ten tea bags
• About 1/2 to 3/4 cups sugar or Xylitol (a natural sugar substitute)
• 1.5 quart pot

Fill the pot with water and bring to a boil. Turn the stove off. Put your teabags in a pot. I use eight decaf green tea bags and two fruit, like blueberry or peach. It’s also easier if you tie the bags in a knot. Let this sit for a couple of hours. Add half of this concentrate to your pitcher and fill with water. Save the rest for the next batch.

Don’t squeeze the bags, as this makes tea bitter. You can, however, rinse the water through the tea bags when filling your pitcher. You will first have to pour your second batch of concentrate into another container.

Sweet Peach Tea

Why serve plain iced tea when you can punch it up with healthy, natural flavors like ginger, mint,

20 min | 20 min prep

SERVES 8

• 1 ounce tea leaves (Earl Grey or Darjeeling, about 1/3 cup loose tea or 7 bags)
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 piece gingerroot, peeled and smashed (about 2 inches)
• 1 quart boiling water
• 8 cups ice cubes
• 2 peaches, peeled, pitted and diced
• 1/2 cup sugar (or Splenda)
• 8 sprigs mint
• 1 fresh peach, pitted and sliced

1. Place tea, lemon and ginger in a heatproof container and add boiling water. Let tea steep 7 to 8 minutes.
2. Place 4 cups of the ice in a pitcher, then pour in tea.
3. Blend diced peaches and sugar in a blender until smooth; mix into tea. Serve in glasses over remaining ice and garnish with mint and peach slices.