Description
Enjoy a refreshing glass of homemade iced tea, perfectly sweetened and enhanced with fresh lemon juice.
Ingredients
Scale
8 cups water
3 orange pekoe tea bags
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Boil 8 cups of water in a large saucepan.
- Remove from heat and add the 3 orange pekoe tea bags, letting them steep for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the tea bags and stir in ¾ cup white sugar until dissolved.
- Add ½ cup fresh lemon juice to the tea and mix well.
- Allow to cool before refrigerating for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve over ice and enjoy!
Notes
Adjust sweetness by adding more or less sugar. Fresh lemon juice enhances the flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 90 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Homemade Iced Tea, Iced Tea Recipe, Refreshing Drink, Lemon Iced Tea