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Hmemade Ice Tea

Crv — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:23:46 GMT

I am looking for a homemade ice tea recipe. Also Green tea citrus recipe.

Anyone hae one?

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

lolakimono — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:30:06 GMT

I really like this iced tea. I use an iced tea maker, but you can use a 2 quart kettle.

Citrus Green Tea

7 Salada green tea bags

1 bag Yogi ginger tea (or a fresh piece of ginger, peeled, about the size of your thumb)

1-2 cinnamon sticks

juice of one lemon

juice of one lime

sweetener of your choice (I use simple syrup)

If you have an iced tea pitcher, you can mix all the dry ingredients in a container, and take a 1/4 cup scoop to make a pitcher. Then add the fresh juice to the pitcher and your sweetener.

If you boil water in a kettle, put the cinnamon and fresh ginger in the water and bring it to just before boiling. Then remove from heat, add the tea bags, and steep for about 5 minutes. When you transfer to a pitcher, add the juices of one lemon and one lime and your sweetener of choice.

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

HonnyBrown — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:45:01 GMT

lola, that looks refreshing!

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

lolakimono — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:50:31 GMT

On 8/12/2014 HonnyBrown said:
lola, that looks refreshing!

It's really good. I usually have a pitcher of it on hand, especially during cold/flu season. I like to heat it up sometimes too and it's just as good hot. The Vitamin C in the citrus helps to process the catechins in the green tea.

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

ivey — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:01:38 GMT

This isn't exactly homemade--but using teabags of your choice, add just one tea bag of that beautiful spicy tazo tea. It makes it wonderful. There is a restaurant where I go that I complimented them on the great iced tea (I live in the South). The waitperson went to check the brand, and it was Tazo.

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

ladynona — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:04:24 GMT

I make sweet tea

I bought a micro pot and I fill it up with water and add sugar,you might have to see how sweet you like it I put in about a 1/4 of a cup. But I like mine sweet. after I put the sugar in I put the in the microwave for six minutes, then i stir it and see if its sweet enough. then I add three tea bags and let it sit for 5 or six hours. I usually put it together in the morning and when i get home from school it ready to go.

I hope this helps

I also put raspberry syrup to make raspberry tea I use about 1/4 of a cup.

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:31:29 GMT

I can drink sweetened iced tea like it's going out of style. I don't make mine as sweet as traditional Southern Sweet Tea, though.

My favorite tea bags are:

Tazo Zen and Tazo Green Iced Tea - they're actually the same ingredients, but the iced tea version comes in one large bag that's enough for a 2 qt. pitcher. You still need to brew it with the boiling water, though. The larger iced tea bags can be hard to find, but if you do, they're a better value. For the regular size bags, it's 8 tea bags per 2 qt. pitcher.

Tazo Green Ginger Tea - 8 regular tea bags per 2 qt. pitcher

Luzienne Family Size Tea Bags (hot brew, but blended for iced tea) - 2 tea bags per 2 qt. pitcher

When making any of these teas, I put 1/3-1/2 cup of cane sugar in the 2 qt. pitcher. Get the tea bags ready by removing the tags and tying all the bags together (no strings on the big Tazo bag), put them in the pitcher. Pour the boiling water over the tea bags half way, or so, up the pitcher. Lay a big spoon over the tea bags to keep them submerged. Let the tea steep until it stops throwing steam (or when you get around to it). Add enough cold water to make 2 qts. I also leave the tea bags in the pitcher. At first, I thought it might make the tea bitter, but it doesn't.

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

michlynn — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:40:57 GMT

My family has always been a sweet tea family. The way my mom taught me to make it was this: Heat about an inch of water in a pan on the stove. (about the size of a 5 quart dutch oven). Once it boils then throw in 5 small tea bags or 1 family size bag(Lipton or Luzianne) Take off heat, put lid on and set timer for 9 minutes. Then put in sugar (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup) and dissolve it Then add cold water to top of pan and pour over ice in pitcher.

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

Mtnbikegirl — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:41:19 GMT

On 8/12/2014 lolakimono said:
I really like this iced tea. I use an iced tea maker, but you can use a 2 quart kettle.

Citrus Green Tea

7 Salada green tea bags

1 bag Yogi ginger tea (or a fresh piece of ginger, peeled, about the size of your thumb)

1-2 cinnamon sticks

juice of one lemon

juice of one lime

sweetener of your choice (I use simple syrup)

If you have an iced tea pitcher, you can mix all the dry ingredients in a container, and take a 1/4 cup scoop to make a pitcher. Then add the fresh juice to the pitcher and your sweetener.

If you boil water in a kettle, put the cinnamon and fresh ginger in the water and bring it to just before boiling. Then remove from heat, add the tea bags, and steep for about 5 minutes. When you transfer to a pitcher, add the juices of one lemon and one lime and your sweetener of choice.

This sounds great-thanks!

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

SCHULTZI — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:42:52 GMT

This is the way I make my Ice Tea and everyone loves it.

I call it 50/50 R

I use:

2 empty bottles { 48 oz } that used to have prune juice in them.

1 bottle I fill with Crystal Lite Lemonade

1 bottle I fix with tea and 3 tablespoons of sugar free Raspberry Syrup that

I get from Sams

5 envelopes of Trivia which is about 1 tablespoon

Now for the tea I put water in a pan and bring it to a boil. Then I add

9 tea bags and let it sit for 15 minutes. Then I remove the tea bags

and add some ice cubes to cool it down.

In the mean time I have added the Trivia and Raspberry syrup to one of the

bottles and I add the tea to this bottle and then fill it the rest of the way with

water.

Then I have a Tropicana Orange Juice empty bottle that I pour half lemonade

and half tea into. { equal amounts of each }

This is my tea and this is how I call it 50.50 R {R being for the Raspberry Syrup }

So Good and refreshing.

Enjoy

Schultzi

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

ChynnaBlue — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:20:26 GMT

Iced Tea recipe? I just steep any tea and pour over ice. Sometimes I stuff my Keurig with tea bags and just brew over a giant plastic cup full of ice. Use any tea you like. I love Earl Grey, Mango Ceylon (Republic of Tea), Acai Mango (Celestial Seasonings) and some green teas.

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

shamalamadingdong4 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 04:45:01 GMT

On 8/15/2014 ChynnaBlue said:
Iced Tea recipe? I just steep any tea and pour over ice. Sometimes I stuff my Keurig with tea bags and just brew over a giant plastic cup full of ice. Use any tea you like. I love Earl Grey, Mango Ceylon (Republic of Tea), Acai Mango (Celestial Seasonings) and some green teas.

I pretty much do the same. I heat a cup of water in the microwave. Once it's hot, I add a tea bag of my choice and some sugar. I let it steep for about five minutes, pour over ice and drink.

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

Andreatoo — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 06:16:05 GMT

Lola's iced tea recipe is actually quite healthy for you between the green tea, the ginger and the C..but I just drop the tea bags in water. I don't even boil the water anymore and it works fine. my favorite teas for iced are Celestial Seasonings red zinger or Twinings blackcurrant. I don't put sweetening in my tea and those two are very flavorful and delicious. I discovered the Twinings years ago in a restaurant in Austin

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

Bird — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:46:59 GMT

Haven't read the thread, but here's my main tip, no matter what the recipe: Don't use super hot just-boiled water, as it causes too much bitter tannin to leach out.

I have come to the point where I just use regular temp water, put in loose tea or bags and let it take a day or two to steep. The warmer the water, the faster the release of flavor. You can add ginger slices and lemon slices (or whatever you want) to steep along with it, and for sweetener if you want cane sugar, make a simple syrup first. One part sugar, one part hot or warm water. Dissolve sugar, add to your tea to taste.

It's peach-picking season here which means I'll probably add a couple peach slices to my pitcher of tea, once it's in the fridge. You can make what YOU want. You don't have to buy food industry junk. - Bird

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

celebration1 — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 02:40:36 GMT

Bring 2 cups water to just under the boil. Pour over 6 bags tea (I like Tetley) and a pinch of baking soda. Allow to steep 30 - 40 minutes, depending on how strong you like it. Add 6 cups cold water. That's it and it makes very good tea.

The baking soda doesn't add any flavor at all. It stops the tea from getting bitter and keeps it from getting cloudy.

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

Annabellethecat66 — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 02:45:35 GMT

What? Homemade ice tea? I put a bunch of tea bags in a pot of water (I like Spring water), I boil it, put in sugar and lots of ice.

Make sure the ice melts from the hot tea before you put the ice in.

Did you know you can use your Keurig and make delicious ice tea?

You can buy the pods of tea (for iced tea) in the grocery store. If you want to make a separate glass of it.

It is Lipton and it is delicious!!

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

glmama — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 03:16:33 GMT

I've used Giada DiLaurentiis's ginger iced tea recipe before and it's delicious. Go to FoodNetwork.com and search Giada Iced Tea. You can toy with the base recipe and come up with your own variation. The key is using a simple syrup!! Delish!

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

glmama — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 03:17:09 GMT

In fact, I now have to make this tomorrow!!!

Re: Hmemade Ice Tea

sue bee — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:05:17 GMT

Years ago we used to make Sun Tea. We'd fill a jug or pitcher with water and several tea bags. We left it out in the sun and let the sun brew it. When it was ready we'd bring it in and add several packets of sweet and low or any packeted sugar and then we'd put lemon wedges in it. When it was chilled it was refreshing.