Ingredients
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- 1 pint fresh strawberries
- 1 cup water (for syrup)
- 1 cup sugar (for syrup)
- 2 family-size tea bags (or 8 regular tea bags)
- 8 cups water (divided for brewing)
- Ice cubes
- Optional: Sliced lemon and strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the Strawberry Syrup: Wash strawberries, remove stems, and cut into quarters. In a medium saucepan, combine strawberries and water; bring to a boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Strain the mixture, add sugar to the juice, return it to heat until dissolved, strain again, and cool.
- Brew Tea Concentrate: Boil half of the total water (4 cups). Steep tea bags in hot water for about 5 minutes. Remove bags and pour into a pitcher. Add the remaining cold water.
- Mix Iced Tea: Once cooled, stir in strawberry syrup into brewed tea until combined.
- Serve: Fill glasses with ice and pour in iced tea; garnish as desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Brewing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240ml)
- Calories: 103
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg