Homemade Strawberry Iced Tea
This strawberry iced tea is a fruity, ridiculously refreshing summer drink! It's made with black iced tea and strawberry syrup for a simple but elevated iced tea recipe. Mixed up in a pitcher, this tea is perfectly sweet, full of strawberry flavor, and great for a crowd!
Ingredients
Strawberry Simple Syrup
- 1 cup sliced ripe strawberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
Iced Tea & Assembly
- 8 cups water
- 1/4 cup loose-leaf black tea (or 8 tea bags)
- Sliced strawberries, basil, or mint, for garnish
Equipment
- Tea kettle (optional)
- Large pitcher
Instructions
Strawberry Simple Syrup
- In a small saucepan, combine the strawberries, sugar, and water. Cook over medium heat, using a wooden spoon to smash the berries with the back of a spoon.
- Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove the syrup from the heat and let it cool completely.
- Once cooled, pour the syrup into a jar through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the pulp and seeds. Discard the pulp and set the syrup aside for later.
Iced Tea & Assembly
- Pour the water into a tea kettle and bring it to a boil.
- Add the loose-leaf tea or tea bags to a heat-safe container. Pour the boiling water over the tea and steep for 4-5 minutes.
- Strain the loose tea into a pitcher through a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags. Let the tea cool, and then refrigerate until chilled.
- To assemble the tea, add 1/2 cup of the simple syrup. Taste and add more if desired. Serve the tea over ice and garnish with sliced strawberries, basil, or mint. Enjoy!
Notes
Use very ripe strawberries for the most intense strawberry flavor. You can also use frozen berries.
If you don't have a kettle, you can also make the tea in a pot. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. Add the loose-leaf tea or tea bags and steep for 4-5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve or remove the tea bags. Cool & refrigerate.
You can also use green tea or herbal tea like Chamomile or Rooibos.
If you prefer a less sweet tea, start with 1/4 cup of strawberry simple syrup. If you want strawberry sweet tea, add more syrup to taste.
To make individual servings, combine 1 cup (8 ounces) of iced tea with 1/2 ounce of syrup (more or less, to taste). Serve over ice.
This recipe can be doubled or tripled to serve a large crowd.
Serving: 1cup, Calories: 29kcal, Carbohydrates: 7.9g, Protein: 0.1g, Sodium: 40mg, Potassium: 18mg, Fiber: 0.2g, Sugar: 7.6g, Calcium: 2mg
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