3 Simple Recipes for Homemade Iced Tea

The heat is back. It's been a quick transition from spring to hot summertime weather this week. So, I'm in the mood for some iced tea. I've dusted off this post about how to make homemade iced tea from the archives.

There is something refreshing and invigorating about iced tea. Heat can really wear you out - tea helps pick you up. While I am also a huge fan of lemonade, for today iced tea is where it's at. Here is how I made iced tea 3 different ways.

My favourite part of these recipes is that all of the fresh ingredients come from my garden. Look around at the herbs you are growing and think about how you can use them in teas - hot or iced.

3 Simple Recipes for Homemade Iced Tea

Simple Refreshing Mint Iced Tea

3 Starbuck's "Refresh" tea bags - or your favourite minty herbal tea
mint sprig for garnish

Steep the tea bags, in a heat proof container, in 3 cups of boiling water for 10-15 minutes

Remove the tea bags and let the tea cool on the counter or in the fridge for a few minutes

Pour the cooled tea into a tall glass over ice

Garnish with mint and enjoy

Basil, Mint & Lemon Iced Tea

1 sprig of basil

1 sprig of mint

3 lemon slices

Steep the basil, mint and lemon slices in 2 cups of boiling water for at least 15 minutes

Transfer to the fridge to cool

Strain off the basil, mint and lemon

Pour into a glass over ice, garnish with either basil, mint or lemon...or all 3.

Jasmine Green Iced Tea with Lemon and Mint

3 Jasmine Green Tea bags

8 lemon slices

1 sprig of mint (for garnish)

Steep the tea bags and lemon slices (in a heat proof container) in 3 cups of boiling water for 15 minutes

Remove the tea bags and the lemon slices, and transfer the container to the fridge to cool

Pour into a tall glass over ice

I used my large Pyrex glass measuring cup to steep the hot tea in, it is helpful because it is heatproof and has a pouring spout. If you prefer a sweetened tea, add a teaspoon of honey to any of the teas. Be sure to add the honey when the water is hot, so it totally dissolves. The honey will melt into your tea - taste and add more if you wish.

I also added a few frozen raspberries to the teas. You can freeze any berry by laying, in a single layer, on a baking sheet and freezing it. You can even freeze pitted fruit by slicing them up and laying them on a baking sheet in a single layer. Can't wait to freeze some fresh Ontario peaches and add them to drinks all fall long!

Do you love sweetened iced tea or unsweetened iced tea? Or are you more a fan of lemonade?

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