Description
A refreshing and sweet Peach Iced Tea made with brewed tea, homemade peach syrup, and frozen peaches served over ice. Perfect for a hot day and easily adjustable in sweetness.
Ingredients
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Tea
- 4 cups water
- 1 family size tea bag
Peach Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup honey
- 2 cups frozen peaches, thawed and pureed (or fresh peaches peeled and sliced)
For Serving
- 2 cups frozen peaches (do not thaw)
- Ice as needed
Instructions
- Brew the Tea: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove water from heat, add the family size tea bag, and steep for 5 minutes. Pour the brewed tea into a 2 quart pitcher and set aside.
- Make Peach Syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup water, sugar, and honey. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the pureed peaches and return to a low boil. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Strain Syrup: Pour the peach mixture through a mesh sieve held over a bowl. Press on the peaches to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the peach pulp, keeping the syrup.
- Sweeten the Tea: Add the peach syrup gradually to the brewed tea, tasting as you go, until it reaches your desired sweetness. For 4 cups (1 quart) of tea, use 1 to 2 cups syrup; for a single 8-ounce serving, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup syrup.
- Serve: Divide the frozen peaches evenly between 4 glasses, add ice, and pour the peach tea over the peaches and ice.
- Store: Refrigerate any unused peach syrup for future use.
Notes
- Frozen peaches work well if fresh peaches are unavailable.
- Store leftover tea and syrup separately in the refrigerator.
- You can adjust sweetness by adding more or less syrup.
- If using fresh peaches for syrup, peel and slice before pureeing.
- Freezing sliced fresh peaches for serving replicates the look and chill of frozen peaches.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 170 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 0.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
