Spiced Thyme and Lime Iced Tea

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 1 hr 20 min
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Inactive: 1 hr 15 min
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Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar

6 sprigs fresh thyme

2 cinnamon sticks

Juice and zest of 2 large limes

Juice and zest of 2 large limes 

3 black tea bags, such as Twining's Irish Breakfast Tea

Ice

Directions

  1. Bring 6 cups water, sugar, thyme, cinnamon sticks, lime juice and lime zest to a boil in a 5-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tea bags. Steep the tea for 15 minutes. Remove the tea bags and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Strain the mixture into a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve. 
  2. Pour the tea into 4 ice-filled glasses and serve.

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Haley G.

I am only 10 and I made this tea for my family dinner. We loved it so much that we are going to make it every night! I also made her Quinoa Pilaf and that was good too. I love this tea so much I have never had any tea that was this good! Can't wait for the next recipe. Cheers!

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