Best Peach Iced Tea
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 96kcal
A simple southern peach iced tea that's not too sweet and perfectly peachy. Easy to make and very refreshing on hot summer days.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound peaches
- 7 cups water
- 8 heaping tsp. Nigiri black tea (17 - 18 grams)
- ¾ cups pure cane sugar
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- 1 pound ripe peaches, pitted, skinned and cut into wedges.
- Put all peaches in a blender. Add 1 cup of water. Blend together until smooth.
- Bring the remaining 6 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Add tea leaves and steep for 5-10 minutes.
- Remove tea leaves.
- Add the sugar to the tea while it's hot to dissolve.
- Strain peach juice and add. You can use a fine strainer.
- Add the lemon juice.
- Stir all together and pour through a fine mesh strainer.
- Garnish with lemon, peach, and basil. Serve chilled over ice and enjoy!
Notes
Pro Tips:
- Use fruits in season. They are usually tastier, fresher, and more nutritious.
- Don't use poor quality tea. Always use the freshest and best quality tea you can afford.
- Add lemon juice.
- Use high-quality loose leaf tea. Use a Nilgiri tea making a really nice iced tea as it lends itself to flavoring very well;
- If using the Nilgiri tea you can brew it for 10 minutes. When making iced tea, use more tea leaves than you would for hot tea.
- A splash of lemon juice gives the flavor a real edge. It truly makes all the difference.
- Use a fine mesh chinois to strain the peach juice. You will achieve better clarity in your peach iced tea.
- Yields: 1 pound of peaches is about 4-6 peaches or about 2 ½ cups sliced.
Nutrition
Serving: 8ounces | Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.7g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 8.7mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 23.7g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 9.1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.2mg