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Simply Southern Sweet Iced Tea

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Quench your thirst with a refreshing glass of homemade sweet iced tea. Discover the secrets to Southern-style sweet tea.

Making tea -- the Southern way: Simply Southern Sweet Iced Tea. 31Daily.com

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When it comes to this Southern staple — the sweeter, the better!

If you like tea that’s really sweet, add a full cup of sugar.

Sweet Iced Tea Ingredients

Here’s what you need to make a delicious and thirst-quenching pitcher of Southern Sweet Iced Tea!

  • Family-size tea bags
  • Granulated sugar
  • Water
  • Lemon slices (optional)

How to Make Sweet Iced Tea

  1. In a saucepan, bring 3 cups water to a boil; add tea bags. Boil for 1 minute; remove from heat—cover and steep for 10 minutes.
  2. Remove and discard tea bags. Add the desired amount of sugar, stirring until dissolved. Pour into a 1-gal. container, and add 7 cups of cold water. Serve over ice.
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Peach Iced Tea

For a variation on the traditional sweet tea, try this idea for Peach Iced Tea:

  1. Prepare using the Southern Sweet Tea recipe with 1/2 cup sugar.
  2. Stir together with a 46-oz. bottle of peach nectar and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
  3. Serve over ice.
A wooden table outdoors hosts a glass pitcher of sweet iced tea garnished with lemon slices. Next to the pitcher, three tall glasses filled with ice cubes sit atop a small napkin. The background features a grassy area with trees.

Simply Southern Sweet Iced Tea

Quench your thirst with a refreshing glass of homemade sweet iced tea. Discover the secrets to Southern-style sweet tea.
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Prep: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 16 servings

Ingredients 

  • 3 cups water
  • 2 family-size tea bags
  • 1/2 cup sugar (or 1 cup for sweeter tea)
  • 7 cups cold water

Instructions

  • In a saucepan, bring 3 cups water to a boil; add tea bags. Boil for 1 minute; remove from heat—cover and steep for 10 minutes.
  • Remove and discard tea bags. Add the desired amount of sugar, stirring until dissolved. Pour into a 1-gallon container, and add an additional 7 cups of cold water. Serve over ice.

Nutrition

Calories: 24kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 0.1mg | Sugar: 6g | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.003mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

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Making tea -- the Southern way: Simply Southern Sweet Iced Tea. 31Daily.com

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