The perfect tea recipes for the summer
Easy & Delicious Fruit Tea
Brewed tea is combined with lemonade concentrate and almond extract.
Ingredients:
- 2 Lipton Cold Water Brew tea bags (can use other, if desired)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 12-oz. can frozen pink lemonade
- 1 or 2 teaspoons almond extract
Method:
Add lemonade to a 2-quart pitcher and fill with cold water. Add two tea bags and let brew for ten minutes. Add sugar and almond flavoring. Enjoy!
Number of Servings: Makes about 8 servings
Green Tea Smoothie
Brewed green tea is chilled and blended with frozen canned peaches, peach nectar and peach yogurt to make this smoothie.
Ingredients:
- 1, 16-oz can peaches in light syrup
- 3 bags of green tea
- 1 cup water
- 1, 5 1/2-oz can peach nectar (about 2/3 cup), chilled
- 2 cups peach yogurt
Method:
Several hours before serving, drain the peaches, place fruit in a freezer container, and freeze. Brew tea bags in 1 cup of water. Allow to steep five to ten minutes longer than called for; then remove tea bags, cool the liquid and chill well. To serve, in a blender or large food processor combine the brewed tea, peach nectar, peaches and yogurt. Mix well and place in 4 chilled serving glasses. Serve right away.
Notes:
This is tasty and gives the benefits of green tea. It is very good on a hot day.
Number of Servings: 4
Iced Mint-Green Tea
Green tea and mint tea are brewed together and sweetened with sugar, then poured over ice to serve.
Ingredients:
- 12 small Lipton green tea bags
- 4 small mint tea bags
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
Method:
Heat 5 cups of water in a pot to very hot, but not boiling. Add tea bags and allow to steep for 2 minutes. Take out tea bags; stir in sugar until dissolved. Fill a gallon pitcher with ice all the way to the top; pour tea mixture over ice. You may need to add water to finish filling it. Stir.
Number of Servings: 8 – 10
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