Berry Iced Tea
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 181
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 48
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 43
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 35
- Total: 1 hr 20 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Inactive: 1 hr
- Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
For the tea:
4 berry-hibiscus herbal tea bags (recommended: Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger)
4 cups water
1/2 cup simple syrup, or to taste
1/2 orange, cut into wedges
1/2 lime, cut into wedges
8 frozen raspberries
For the simple syrup:
1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Put tea bags in a heatproof pitcher.
- In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
- Stir in simple syrup, to taste. Squeeze orange and lime wedges into tea and add wedges. Serve tea in tall glasses. Garnish with frozen raspberries.
To prepare the simple syrup:
- Add sugar and water to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute; stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool.