4 Speedy Recipes for Iced Tea

Boston Ice Tea, Mint or Spicy - A Refreshing Homemade Summer Drink

Aug 7, 2008

Tea Ice Cubes make the job faster, Christine Fadhley

Need a tea-fix but don't want to get overheated. The answer is Iced-Tea. Here is how to make a delicious brew that will answer your tea cravings!

Making iced tea needn’t be much more complex than making your normal brew. The only additional step is to chill the tea once it has been brewed by placing it in your refrigerator – although this can be speeded up by the addition of ice.

Iced tea can be made from any variety of tea including fruit infusions but it is much more delicious when sugar and fruit juices are added. The choice of tea is important since some cheaper brands will become cloudy when chilled down. Experiment with some unusual tastes, e.g. the Lady Grey tea featured in the last recipe is a blend of tea with orange that makes very good iced tea. You might also like to try delicate Oolong Tea which is also reputed to have many health benefits..

Here are some recipes to try:

Boston Iced Tea

Ingredients:

1 pint of Water
3 teaspoons of sugar
4 teabags
1 tumbler of frozen cranberry juice concentrate

Preparation:

Heat water to boiling, and add sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add tea bags, remove from heat and brew for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove tea bags, and add cranberry juice concentrate. Stir until melted and mixed, then allow to cool to room temperate before refrigerating. Serve over ice. Serves 3

Iced Mint Tea

1 pint of Water
3 teaspoons of sugar
4 mint Tea teabags
Fresh Mint Leaves
Tea Ice Cubes

Preparation

The day before make the Tea Ice cubes. Brew a fresh pot of your favourite tea and pour the tea into an ice cube tray. Place in the freezer.

The day you want your iced mint tea, make a brew of mint tea using the mint tea bags. Place the sugar into the jug and pour a small quantity of the freshly brewed mint tea into the jug and stir to dissolve the sugar.

Then fill the tumbler with Tea ice cubes and then top up with the fresh mint tea. Serve in tumblers garnished with mint leaves.

Spicy Iced Tea

This recipe benefits from two delicious spices; cinnamon and cardamom.

Ingredients:

4 cups water
6 tea bags, black
1 cup evaporated milk
3 tbs sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
4 tsp cardamom
Ice, crushed

Preparation:

Boil the water and steep tea bags with cardamom for 5 minutes. Strain out teabags and let cool. Put ice into 4 glasses, and add tea. Leave about a quarter of the glass empty. To each glass add 1 tbs sugar, half a teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 cup of milk. Serves 4

Lady Grey and Cranberry Juice Drink

To make one glass:

Make a small pot of strong Lady Grey tea. Place 2 teaspoons of sugar at the bottom of a tumbler and add an inch of tea, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Half fill the glass with ice cubes and top up with 50-50 earl gray tea and cranberry juice drink. If using tea ice cubes, top up with cranberry juice drink alone.

Make up your own combinations

Once you have understood the principles of making iced tea it become so easy and quick to make a cool, refreshing drink. Be adventurous and descover the joy of iced tea on a hot day.

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