Sweet Southern Strawberry Iced Tea
A simple thirst quencher, our sweet Southern strawberry ice tea is an easy to whip up refreshing way to beat the heat. Your favorite home brewed tea is combined with a simple puree from ripe berries, sugar, and some lemon juice that create a delicious drink the whole family will love.
Servings: 6
Calories: 151kcal
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups strawberries washed
- 5 tea bags of your favorite tea.
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
Instructions
- Start by making the tea. Bring four cups of water to a boil and then let the tea steep , for about 5 minutes, while you prepare the other ingredients. In a food processor, or in a blender, frappe’ the strawberries.
- You will need about 2 lemons to get 1/3 cup of lemon juice, or the stuff from the bottle works just fine.
- After the tea has steeped for 5 minutes remove the tea bags.
- Add the sugar to the hot tea and stir until it's completely dissolved.
- Fill a pitcher or carafe up 1/2 to 3/4 of the way with ice cubes.
- Pour the strawberry frapp into a mesh strainer placed over a bowl. Using a wooden spoon rub the strawberry juice through, while leaving behind as many of the seeds as possible. Pour the strained strawberry juice and the lemon juice into the pitcher.
- Pour the tea in the pitcher and stir to combine everything.
- Refrigerate until served.
Nutrition
Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg