Iced Peach Sweet Tea
Iced peach sweet tea is fruity, refreshing, and a wonderful summer treat! Using fresh peaches, cane sugar, and Lipton black tea then served over ice with fresh mint leaves, it is a simple and delicious drink!
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Peaches have to be one of my favorite summer fruits. They are always so sweet, and juicy, with a nice bright red and orange color. And they smell wonderful. Fresh and frozen peaches are one of my favorite fruits to bake with and I have a couple of peach recipes that you might like – my famous Peach Cobbler and Peach Crisp.
This Lipton peach sweet tea is made by first making a peach syrup using fresh peaches, then blending the peaches and adding it to freshly brewed Lipton black tea. The sweetness of the peach syrup is the perfect complement to the slight bitterness of the black tea. It is a light and refreshing summer drink that everyone will love! Especially if you are a fan of peaches!
Why You’ll Love This Homemade Peach Sweet Tea
It’s a great way to use up fresh summer peaches. Make a big batch to serve at summer parties.
It’s a very easy recipe. It’s ready from start to finish in 30 minutes!
You only need 3 simple organic ingredients – fresh peaches, cane sugar, and Lipton black tea.
Key Ingredients in this southern peach sweet tea
Fresh peaches
Use ripe organic peaches because they will have the best flavor. You can also use organic frozen peaches if you like.
Cane sugar
It isn’t as processed as regular white sugar. It gives this peach tea a wonderful sweet flavor.
Black tea
I used Lipton tea but any black tea would work!
How to Make Iced Sweet Peach Tea:
Step One. Add the chopped peaches, cane sugar, and 1 cup of water into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil then turn off the heat, cover the pan and allow the peaches to steep in the syrup for 30 minutes.
Step Two. Add 3 black tea bags to a mason jar with 3 cups of boiling water. Cover and allow the tea to steep for 20 minutes. Squeeze the tea bags then discard them.
Step Three. Strain the peaches out of the syrup and into a blender. Mix until smooth.
Step Four. In a large mixing bowl or pot add the blended peaches, syrup, and steeped tea. Mix until combined then strain to get rid of any peach chunks or peach skin.
Step Five. Transfer the peach tea into mason jars or a pitcher. Chill until cold. Serve over ice with fresh mint leaves and sliced peaches. Enjoy!
Kitchen items You Might Need For This Recipe
Mason jars, for storing in the refrigerator
Blender, to blend the peaches
Strainer, to strain any peach chunks or peach skin
Recipe tips
Strain the peach tea so there aren’t any chunks of peaches or peach skin in your tea.
Use more tea bags if you want a stronger tea
Use green tea or a different type of tea for a different flavored tea.
Instead of fresh peaches use frozen peaches if you like. You don’t need to defrost the peaches since we are cooking them to create peach syrup.
Frequently Asked Questions —
What does peach tea taste like?
Peach tea is sweet, and fruity, with a light peach flavor. It is a nice complement to the slight bitterness that black tea can have.
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Iced Peach Sweet Tea
Equipment
- Medium sauce pan
Ingredients
- 2 fresh peaches chopped
- ¾ cup cane sugar
- 4 cups filtered water divided
- 3 Lipton tea black tea
- Ice for serving
Optional
- Fresh mint leaves
- Sliced fresh peaches
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan add chopped peaches, cane sugar, and 1 cup of filtered water. Bring to a boil then turn off the heat and allow the peaches to sit in the syrup for 30 minutes.
- While you are waiting for the peach syrup, steep your black tea. Add 3 cups of boiling water to a mason jar with 3 black tea bags. Cover and allow the tea to steep for 20 minutes. Squeeze the tea bags then discard them.
- Strain out the peaches and add them to a blender. Blend until smooth. Be careful because it will be hot when you remove the lid from the blender.
- In a large mixing bowl or pot combine the blended peaches, peach syrup, and steeped black tea. Strain the peach tea if you want to get rid of any remaining peach chunks or peach skin.
- Transfer the peach sweet tea to mason jars, chill in the refrigerator until cool or serve immediately over ice. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and peach slices. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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