Iced Tea Recipe | Lemon Iced Tea - Dassana's Veg Recipes

iced tea with lemon, ice cubes in two glasses.

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Iced Tea Recipe | Lemon Iced Tea

Refreshing and tangy, Iced Tea is made with black tea and fresh lemon juice; perfect for beating the summer heat. Iced Tea is simply brewed tea that’s cooled and served cold, often over ice with a splash of lemon or sweetener. This easy Lemon Iced Tea recipe takes just about 10 minutes to make (not counting cooling time) and can be customized with your choice of sweetener or fruit juice.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: World

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Difficulty Level: Easy

Servings:

Calories: 102kcal

Author: Dassana Amit

Ingredients

5.25 cups water
2 tablespoons black tea powder or black tea leaves or green tea leaves
½ cup sugar - can also add ¼ cup to ⅓ cup sugar for a less sweet taste
3 tablespoons lemon juice - can add less or more as required
ice cubes as required
lemon slices - few, for garnish, optional

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Instructions

Steeping tea

In a pot or saucepan pour water.
Heat the pan on a medium flame and allow the water to come to a boil.
Once the water comes to a boil, turn off the heat and add 2 tablespoons black tea powder or tea leaaves
Add sugar. Mix very well.
Let the black tea powder steep in hot water for 4 to 5 minutes. For a lighter flavor, steep it for just 2 to 3 minutes.
- If using tea leaves, 2 to 3 minutes is usually enough.
- If using green tea, steep for 2 minutes.
After the tea is steeped in the hot water, add 3 tablespoons lemon juice. For a more lemony taste, you can opt to add 4 tablespoons lemon juice.
Stir with a spoon.
Then using a tea strainer, strain the lemon tea in a steel or glass jar. The glass jar should be able to handle the heat.
Let the lemon tea cool at room temperature. Later you can chill it in the fridge.

Making iced tea

While serving, add 4 to 5 ice cubes in a glass or glasses. You can add less or more as per your preference.
If using cold iced tea from the refrigerator, then you can skip adding ice cubes.
Also add 1 to 2 lemon slices. Adding lemon slices is optional.
Pour the lemon tea in the glass or glasses.
Garnish with a lemon slice or a sprig of mint leaves.
Serve Lemon Iced Tea immediately. While drinking do stir lemon iced tea with a stirrer or a spoon.

Storage

If you are not planning to serve ice tea on the same day, then keep it in the fridge.
It keeps well for 2 to 3 days when refrigerated. Do not keep it outside as it may start to ferment.

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Notes

Opt to omit lemon juice from the recipe and make a simple Iced Tea.
You can swap lemon juice with lime juice or any citrus fruit juice. Adjust the sugar as needed if you using any other citrus fruit juice.
For garnish a few sprigs of mint leaves or fresh basil can be added.
The recipe can be scaled easily and you can make a big batch of it.

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