Lemon-Blueberry Sweet Tea

Name: Lemon-Blueberry Sweet Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5 cups
Ingredients: 1 (12 ounce) package frozen blueberries; 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice; 3 family-size tea bags; 3/4 cup sugar; fresh blueberries; lemon zest, strips

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Southern Living"

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 6
Yields:: 5 cups

ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package frozen blueberries
¹⁄₃ cup fresh lemon juice
3 family-size tea bags
³⁄₄ cup sugar
Garnish
fresh blueberries
lemon zest, strips

directions

Bring blueberries and lemon juice to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
Remove from heat; pour through a wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, using back of a spoon to squeeze out juice; discard solids; rinse saucepan clean.
Bring 4 cups water to a boil in the same saucepan; add 3 tea bags; let stand 5 minutes.
Discard tea bags.
Stir in sugar and blueberry juice mixture.
Pour into a pitcher; cover and chill 1hour.
Serve over ice.
Garnish, if desired.