Homemade Iced Tea
A refreshing homemade iced tea recipe for summer - make it at home and serve it over ice! Kids love it too!
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Servings :
Calories : 40kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups (480ml) boiling water
- 4 tea bags black tea
- 2 tea bags rose hip tea or hibiscus tea, red tea bags
- 2 cups (480ml) cold water
- ⅛ cup (30g) granulated sugar use up to ½ cup sugar
- 2 lemons only juice
- ice cubes
Instructions
- Steep the tea bags for 5 minutes in boiling water and discard them afterward. Pour it into a 1-liter glass bottle or large jug.
- Add the cold water, juice of two lemons, and granulated sugar. Stir until dissolved.
- Leave it for one hour on your countertop to cool down. Store if for 2-3 hours in your fridge until properly chilled.
- Serve over ice.
Notes
- Use ⅛ cup up to ½ cup sugar, according to your taste or leave out the sugar completely. ⅛ cup sugar = slightly sour | ¼ cup sugar = sweet | ½ cup sugar = very sweet.
- Substitute the granulated sugar with agave nectar or coconut sugar.
- Leave out rosehip tea if you don't have it at home.
- To preserve the Vitamin C from the lemons, add the lemon juice only after you added the cold water.
Nutrition
Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin C: 28.6mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.3mg