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Raspberry Iced Tea
Raspberry iced tea is a sweet and fruity iced tea that is sure to become one of your favorite summer beverages. This beautiful drink is delightfully refreshing.
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Raspberry iced tea is a beautiful, refreshing beverage that is both sweet and fruity. Perfect for hot summer days, this flavored iced tea recipe makes it so simple to make raspberry sweet tea right from the comfort of home.
Want to pair your raspberry iced tea with a tasty raspberry dessert? Try making Raspberry Pie, Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies, or Raspberry Lasagna.
Raspberry Iced Tea Ingredients
You will need:
- 10 cups water (divided into 6 cups for tea bags, 2 cups for berries, and 2 cups cold water)
- 8 family-sized tea bags, tags removed
- 12 ounces frozen raspberries, 24 to 30 frozen berries reserved for garnish
- 1 ¼ cup sugar, additional ¼ to ½ cup of sugar may be added for a sweeter tea
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Substitutions and Additions
TEA: Typically, I tend to use orange and black pekoe blend tea in this recipe. You can use caffeinated or decaffeinated tea. If you’re looking to add something a little extra to your tea you could use any flavored tea bag. For example, if you used peach-flavored tea, you could have raspberry peach iced tea! It can be fun to get creative with this.
RASPERRIES: I used frozen raspberries in creating this recipe and it turned out so delicious! You could use fresh raspberries as well and it would be just as good. Just be sure to freeze some of the fresh peaches to use when serving your tea. You could also use a different type of fruit in place of raspberries if you prefer. Peach, blueberry, orange, or strawberry-flavored ice teas tend to be some of the most popular. You will want to follow the directions above using fresh or frozen fruit to make your flavored tea!
How to Make Raspberry Iced Tea
STEP ONE: Bring 6 cups of water to a boil.
STEP TWO: Add tea bags to the water, remove from heat, and steep for 5 to 7 minutes.
STEP THREE: Remove tea bags.
STEP FOUR: Add sugar to hot tea mixture and stir to dissolve.
STEP FIVE: Pour the hot tea mixture into a pitcher and add 2 cups of cold water and lemon juice.
STEP SIX: Bring the remaining 2 cups of water to a low boil.
STEP SEVEN: Add frozen berries, minus the berries for garnish.
STEP EIGHT: Simmer berries for 5 minutes.
STEP NINE: Pour the berry juice through a screen sieve into the tea mixture.
STEP TEN: Chill in the refrigerator until cool.
STEP ELEVEN: Serve over ice with reserved berries for garnish.
How to Serve Raspberry Iced Tea
This flavored iced tea recipe makes it so simple to make raspberry sweet tea right from the comfort of home. Garnish your tea with fresh berries, lemon wedges, or even mint leaves. You could even chill the glasses for an extra special touch.
Storage
IN THE FRIDGE: Be sure to use any leftover iced tea in the refrigerator. Generally speaking, for the best flavor, you’ll want to drink your raspberry iced tea within one day. But, it will stay good in the fridge for up to 3 to 4 days.
You can also store any unused raspberry syrup in the refrigerator in a jar for up to a month. Just be sure to not add any extra fruit to the syrup to prevent fermentation or gas build-up.
Raspberry iced tea is a sweet and fruity iced tea that is sure to become one of your favorite summer beverages. The perfect refreshing drink on a hot summer day, this recipe will definitely hit the spot. Enjoy a cool glass alongside your favorite dessert!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What can I use to garnish my raspberry iced tea?
Garnish your glass with fresh berries, lemon wedges, or even mint leaves.
How do I keep the tea from tasting watered down?
Pour some of the tea into an ice cube tray, then serve over “iced tea.” You can even freeze fresh mint sprigs in the ice.
Can I make this tea ahead of time?
For the best flavor, you’ll want to drink your raspberry iced tea within one day, but, it will stay good in the fridge for up to 3 to 4 days. Unused raspberry syrup can be stored in a jar in the refrigerator for up to a month. However, you want to be sure not to add any extra fruit to the syrup to prevent fermentation or gas build-up.
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Raspberry Iced Tea
Raspberry iced tea is a sweet and fruity iced tea that is sure to become one of your favorite summer beverages. This beautiful drink is delightfully refreshing.
Ingredients
- 10 cups water divided into 6 cups for tea bags, 2 cups for berries, and 2 cups cold water
- 8 family-sized tea bags tags removed
- 12 ounces frozen raspberries 24 to 30 frozen berries reserved for garnish
- 1 ¼ cup sugar additional ¼ to ½ cup of sugar may be added for a sweeter tea
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Bring 6 cups of water to a boil.
- Add tea bags to the water, remove from heat, and steep for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove tea bags.
- Add sugar to hot tea mixture and stir to dissolve.
- Pour the hot tea mixture into a pitcher and add 2 cups of cold water and lemon juice.
- Bring the remaining 2 cups of water to a low boil.
- Add frozen berries, minus the berries for garnish.
- Simmer berries for 5 minutes.
- Pour the berry juice through a screen sieve into the tea mixture.
- Chill in the refrigerator until cool.
- Serve over ice with reserved berries for garnish.
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