ice tea recipe?

Question

doe anyone have any really nice ice tea recipes. im getting bored of the usual tea and lemon. thanks.

Answer 1

Southern Sweet Iced Tea
Recipe #1

Ingredients

3 Family Size Tea Bags
2 Cups Of Cold Water
1 Cup of Sugar

Directions
We in the south make the best iced tea you'll find. Maybe it's how it's done, or maybe it is the water in the south, or maybe it's just that a southern belle has put a lot of TLC into making the tea. Who knows!

We recommend Luzianne Tea Bags if available.

Place the two cups water in a pot and add the tea bags. Bring to a boil, do not continue boiling. Remove from heat and let steep. Pour warm tea into empty pitcher. Add the sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Fill remaining pitcher with cold water.

Optional - some women say they use less water and add ice to the tea.

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Southern Sweet Iced Tea
Recipe #2
Ingredients

3 family sized tea bags
a pinch baking soda (about 1/4 teaspoon)
1 to 1 1/3 cups of sugar

Directions
Here is my never fail sweet tea...
Everyone (even yankees) loves it.

Bring 3-4 cups of water to a boil. Add a pinch of baking soda to the water and add 3 family sized tea bags. Remove from heat and cover. Allow to sit for at least 10-15 minutes. Pour into gallon pitcher and add sugar. Then fill with cold water. Refrigerate.

*the soda takes out the bitterness and darkens the tea....this small amount doesnt change the taste.

Enjoy!!
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Sun Tea (no cooking)
Recipe #3
Ingredients

2 family sized tea bags
1 quart water
Glass or translucent pitcher

Directions
Here is my easy, no work needed...Sun Tea

Put the water and tea bags in the pitcher. Put in the Sun and let sit. In about 30 minutes to an hour you have tea. Add cold water to desired strength. Refrigerate.

This recipe is great for guys who can't cook!


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Thai Tea Recipe From Scratch


1 gallon water
8 Chinese star anise, ground
1 tablespoon orange flowers
1 tablespoon powdered vanilla
1 pinch of clove powder
1 pinch chopped cinnamon
3/4 quart long cut China black tea leaves
1 to 2 cups sugar
1 quart half & half
red food coloring
crushed ice
Boil water. Add star anise, orange flowers, vanilla, clove, cinnamon, and tea leaves to boiling water. Continue boiling for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and allow to steep until luke warm. Strain, and add sugar to taste. Serve in a clear glass over plenty of crushed ice. Top with half & half.

Traditional Variation: Substitute coconut milk for half & half.
Decaffeinated Variation: Substitute decaffeinated tea leaves.
Low-fat Variation: Substitute evaporated milk or rice milk for half & half.
Natural Variation: Substitute unrefined cane sugar for refined sugar and beet powder for food coloring.


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ICED TEA RECIPES

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Thai Iced Chai
Ingredients:

Gurana or California Chai made with 3 bags. Cooled.
16oz Water
8 to 12 ice cubes
1 oz Dalf & half
4 oz Milk
2oz Almond Syrup
2 oz Coconut Syrup
1 oz Passionfruit Syrup
Method:

In a blender combine above ingredients. Blend in bursts on high till all the ice is chopped fine and the mix is even. Pour into tall glasses and garnish each with a cinnamon stick.


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Fruit Tea Punch
Ingredients:

2 Bags Golden Green tea
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup honey
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup fresh fruit, crushed
1 pint ginger ale
Method:

Make tea as per instructions on the tea bags. Allow it to cool. Mix all ingredients except ginger ale. Just before serving add ginger ale and crushed ice. If the punch is too strong for your taste you can dilute with ice water or more ginger ale.


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Spiced Tea
Ingredients:

4 bags of your favorite tea from our Traditional Teas Collection
1/2 cup (4 oz) sugar
1 cup (8 floz) water
1 stick cinnammon
6 whole cloves
3 cardamom pods (optional)
2 tbsp tea leaves
4 cups (32 floz) boiling water
juice of 1 large lemon and 2 oranges
ice cubes
iced water or soda water (club soda) to taste
orange and lemon slices to decorate
Method:

1. Boil the sugar, water and spices for 5 mins, then remove from heat. Put the tea bags in a large pot and pour the boiling water over, leave for 5 mins.

2. Strain into large bowl, add the strained syrup and leave to cool. Stir in the strained lemon and orange juice, then add ice cubes and dilute with iced water or club soda to taste. Decorate with slices of orange or lemon.

Serves: 8-10


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Tea Punch

Ingredients:
1/2 pint Golden Green tea
6 oz. sugar
1/2 pint orange squash
4 tbsps. lemon juice
2 small bottles ginger ale
1 large bottle lemonade
1 orange, sliced
Method:

Put the hot tea in a bowl, add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the orange squash and lemon juice and strain. Chill. Just before serving mix in the ginger ale, lemonade and orange slices.
Sufficient for 12 people.


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Tea Ice Cream
(for making 2 lbs. of tea ice cream)

Dry tea (with good flavour) - 2 oz

Refined sugar - 1 lb

Arrowroot or cornflour - 1 oz

Fresh milk - 2 lbs

Water - 10 oz



Heat water and remove quickly from fire when boiling. Rinse out teapot with hot water and put in tea leaves. Pour boiling water into teapot. Infuse for 8 to10 minutes. Strain off infusion and keep aside.

Boil milk. Next, blend sugar with arrowroot (or cornflour) thoroughly and add lo boiled milk. Let mixture simmer for about10 minutes stirring continuously to avoid lumps. Remove from fire, add tea infusion, stir and freeze.


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Cranberry Iced Tea Cooler
Ingredients:

2 quarts CRAN-AID Iced Tea
1 can (6 oz.) frozen cranberry concentrate, partially thawed and undiluted
1 cup orange juice
¼ cup sugar
Method:

ICED TEA: Place 4 CRAN-AID tea bags in a glass or porcelain container. Pour 2 quarts boiling water over tea bags and steep 7 to 10 minutes. Squeeze and remove tea bags, allow tea to cool.

In large pitcher, combine the cranberry and orange juice. Stir until both are well mixed. Then pour in the ice tea. Add the sugar and mix until you dissolve the sugar. Cover and place in refrigerator to chill about 1 hour. Serve in ice-filled glasses.




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HOT TEA RECIPES

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HOT TEA PUNCH
Ingredients:

5 bags of your favorite tea from our Traditional Teas Collection
6 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
8 whole cloves
1 1/2 cups orange juice
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
Method:

Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in heavy large saucepan over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Add tea bags. Cover and let steep 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add orange and lemon juices to punch. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before continuing.) Using slotted spoon, remove whole spices. Serve hot.


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Indian Chai Tea
Ingredients:

3 teabags black tea

4 cups water

1 3 inch cinnamon stick

1 inch piece of ginger root cut into 4 slices

1/2 tsp (2 ml) cardamom seeds

1/2 tsp (2 ml) black peppercorns

1/2 tsp (2 ml) whole cloves

1 tsp (5 ml) whole coriander seeds

1 cup (225 ml) milk

honey or other sweetener to taste

Method:

Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Add spices, cover, and simmer 20 minutes. Add teabags and steep 10 minutes. Add milk and heat to drinking temperature-do not boil. Strain mixture through a cheesecloth or cotton dish towel. Serve with honey or other sweetener to taste.


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Hot Ginger Tea
Ingredients:

4 Ginger Aid Tea bags

2 Pieces (3" ea) cinnamon

Sticks

8 Whole cloves

6 cup Boiling water

2 Orange slices

Method:

Put tea bags, cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger and sugar into a large teapot. Pour boiling water over and allow to steep 3 minutes. Remove tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. To serve, pour tea into cups and float a quarter slice of orange in each cup.


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Black Saffron Tea
Ingredients:

4 bags Golden Green tea

6 Green cardamons

4 tsp Sugar

1/2 tsp Saffron threads

4 cups Water

4 bags Golden Green Tea Black

Method:

Add the cardamon, sugar and saffron to the water and bring to a boil. Simmer until reduced by half. Bring to a boil again, add tea bags and steep for 8 minutes. Strain out tea and spices. Serve hot.


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Tea Nog
Ingredients:

6 Tea bags, your favorite tea from our Traditional Teas Collection.

2 Eggs

14 oz Sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp Vanilla

1/4 tsp Salt

1 quart Milk

1/2 pint Whipping cream

Ground nutmeg

Method:

Brew all 6 tea bags in 1 cup of water. Steep for 5 minutes and remove bags. Let the tea cool, then add eggs (beaten), both milks, vanilla, salt, and mix well. Serve, with whipped cream and nutmeg for garnish

Serves 8


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Almond Tea
Ingredients:

4 Tea bags your favorite tea from our Traditional Teas Collection

1/2 tsp Lemon zest, finely grated

4 cups Boiling water

1/2 cup Sugar

2 tbs Lemon juice

1 tsp Almond extract

1/4 tsp Vanilla

Method:

Steep tea and lemon rind in boiling water for about 5 minutes. Stir in sugar, lemon juice, almond and vanilla. Serve hot

Answer 2

There really isn't any way to spice up iced tea. I usually use two family sized Tea bags, boil on medium for about a 1/2 hour and then mix with Splenda and then put in fridge. I know I have used Peppermint from the garden also. Or even spearamint.

Answer 3

Here, try this:

"Peach Iced Tea"

INGREDIENTS:
3 12-oz cans of peach juice
2 quarts tea
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice


PREPARATION:
Combine everything and chill. Serve over ice.

This recipe is much cheaper and more simplier than any other Iced Tea recipe. It's very easy to make because it comes with simple recipe. It's very practical 'coz you can make an iced tea with much more thrill in it than your usual iced tea mix.

Answer 4

Here are a few ideas:

1. Add a squashed kumquat or two instead of lemon
2. Put the tea and ice cubes in the blender, and make a tea slushie. Nice with a little extra sugar.
3. Add the juice from canned fruit to your tea instead of sugar. You can make peach tea, mandarin orange tea, pineapple tea, etc.
4. Experiment with different kinds of tea. I quite like Jasmine tea, hot or cold.
5. Green tea and mint, served over ice.
6. Take fresh mint, sugar and several ice cubes, and put it in a liter jar. Shake vigorously, and then add water or soda water. Garnish with lemon or a kumquat for mint tea. Super yummy, and great for when you've done too much on a hot day!

Have fun with them!

Answer 5

I don't know about everybody else, but here in North Carolina we do it like this: two family size tea bags two quarts water 2 cups of granulated sugar Add the tea bags to the water and boil. Just as it comes to a boil real well then take it off of the stove. Put 4 cups of very hot tap water in a gallon container and add the 2 cups of sugar. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then add the pot of boiled tea, holding back the tea bags with a wooden spoon. Stir well and top off with ice cubes or cold water. That's good old Southern sweet tea

Answer 6

equal parts vodka, rum, gin, and triple sec. Add sour mix and a splash of coke. Garnish with lemon. Long Island iced tea, by far the best kind of iced tea there is.

Answer 7

I like sun brewed tea myself and a recipe is available at http://coffeetea.about.com/od/brewingbasics/ss/suntea.htm

Answer 8

tea bags ! i love homemade lipton sweet tea ! (sweet )

Answer 9

you tit! hehe
make some tea, then add ice!
p.s im sorry i called you a tit.