Peach Iced Tea

Recipe Courtesy of Gourmet Magazine

Show: Cooking LiveEpisode: Basics of Summer Drinks

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Prep Time:
1 hr 20 min
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Yield:
Makes about 2 cups.

Times:

Prep: 1 hr 20 min
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Total:: 1 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

3 orange pekoe tea bags
4 cups cold water
5 (5-ounce) cans peach nectar (about 3 1/3 cups), chilled
1/4 cup chilled simple syrup or to taste

Simple syrup:

1 1/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups water
Peach slices for garnish

Directions

Place tea bags in a quart-size glass measure or heatproof bowl.

In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and strain through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.

Stir in nectar and syrup. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with peach slices and basil sprigs.

To make simple syrup: In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered.

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recipe Peach Iced Tea
MAI houston, TX 08-10-2009
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good drink for summer parties!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

made this past weekend and everyone loved it! a few comments about the recipe as it is written - 1) it actually makes close... to 2 quarts (about 7 cups), not 2 cups, 2) the recipe calls for 1/4 cup of simple syrup (I ended up using 1/3 cup) yet the instructions tell you to make 1 1/4 cups of simple syrup, so adjust accordingly if you don't want leftover simple syrup. 3) i found the proportions of peach nectar to iced tea somewhat dilluted the iced tea flavor, so you tasted the peach nectar more than the tea, so if you really like a strong tea flavor, I would adjust the proportions. Read more
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judy Ajijic, Jalisco 05-22-2008
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yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is very good but it makes more than 2 cups. You have 25 ounces of peach nectar which is much more than 2 cups. Where are... the proof readers?Read more
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Anonymous 08-23-2007
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Sweetness
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This tea would be great if it wasn't so sweet. The flavor is good, but if I drank a full glass, I would be sick.
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Anonymous 08-13-2007
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Peach Ice Tea
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very good. Just what I have been looking for!
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Diana Sacramento, CA 08-05-2007
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Refreshing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This iced tea was easy to make, and very refreshing. What I loved most about it was that the sweetness was just the right... amount, very light, not overwhelming.Read more
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Becki Dalton, PA 01-29-2007
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Very Sweet but Good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This tea is incredibly sweet, but it's tasty- I made it for a dinner party and everyone seemed to enjoy it.