Iced Tea is one of my favorite drinks for the summer. It is so refreshing and it cools you off almost instantly. I love to experiment with different teas and different flavors. This recipe is totally delicious. The fresh taste of raspberries with basil and lemon is a wonderful combination. Instead of using generic black tea, I used Earl Grey. It made the tea taste extra special and added a great flavor to the raspberries.
I will be enjoying this tea throughout the summer.
Earl Grey Sweet Raspberry Basil Iced Tea
Ingredients:
2 Earl Grey Tea Bags
4 cups water - divided
3/4 cup sugar
Raspberry Infusion
1-1/2 cups frozen raspberries thawed
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions:
1. Boil 2 cups of water. In two medium bowls place the sugar in one bowl and the tea bags in another bowl. Divide the water equally between the two bowls - 1 cup pour over the sugar and 1 cup poured over the tea bags.
2. Stir the sugar until it is dissolved. Let the tea brew for 5 minutes.
3. Mash the raspberries with a fork or a potato masher until no whole berries remain. Stir in the basil, sugar and lemon juice.
4. Pour the tea, sugar, and berry mixture into a pitcher. Add the remaining 2 cups of water (cold). Stir and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
5. Stir and serve over ice.
Makes 4 servings
We stopped drinking Diet Coke when grocery shopping became such a problem, and switched to ice water from our filtered tap in the refrigerator. Maybe iced tea would be a good innovation for summer -- I'll have to try some of your flavors.
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