Perfect Iced Tea

"My iced tea never turned out the same any time I made it because I never measured. I finally started measuring and wrote down what I used. My family agreed that the following made the perfect pitcher!"
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
4
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a 4-cup measuring cup, heat 4 cups water in microwave to boiling.
  • Place tea bags in water and let steep for 5- 10 minutes.
  • Pour sugar into 2 quart pitcher and pour hot tea over it.
  • Squeeze tea bags to get out any remaining tea; add tea to pitcher and discard bags (if they are too hot to squeeze by hand, pull them up the side of the measuring cup with the strings and press with a spoon).
  • Stir hot tea until sugar is dissolved.
  • Add 4 cups cold water and lemon juice; stir well.
  • Chill until very cold and serve over ice with lemon.

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Reviews

  1. Easy to make, I cut the sugar to 1/2 cup, 1 cup is what I normally use for a gallon. Great tea to get us thru until it's warm enough for sun tea. Thanks for sharing!
     
  2. This really works. The only change I made was to add a little more sugar because my family really likes SWEET TEA! LOL
     
  3. This recipe came in handy when I was visiting my mom's and we all wanted iced tea at the last minute. It was really good. I only used 3/4 cup sugar and it was plenty. Thanks for this easy recipe!
     
  4. GREAT recipe! I started the ever-popular Atkins diet and was desperate for things I could have to drink. I used the cold-brew tead bags, about 2/3 c. Equal sweetener, and the juice of 1 fresh lemon. AWESOME!
     
  5. This tea is so refreshing! I halved this recipe and gave it a go. I made this using Chamomile herbal tea bags, added a little(about 1/3 cup) more of sugar and used the juice of 1 lemon and prepared it. It's really nice! Thank you for sharing this wonderful iced tea. This will be really nice to enjoy in the peak summer months. Thanks again!
     
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