Description
Sweet strawberry iced tea is the most effortless summer iced teas to make! You only need three ingredients: brewed and cooled black tea, fresh strawberries, honey, or any sweetener. If you are looking for that perfect nutritious & healthy summer drink, then you have it! Sweet strawberry iced tea is excellent for all summer BBQs, potlucks, and picnics.
Ingredients
- 4 cups brewed cooled tea (you can follow this instruction to brew your tea).
- 4 cups fresh ripe strawberries (this likely becomes 2 – 2½ cups strawberry puree after blending)
- ¼ cup honey
- Fresh mint and a couple more ripe strawberries for garnishing!
Instructions
- Brew the Tea. Brew your sweet tea using this tea instruction. Or simply steep 3 black Lipton tea bags in 4 cups of boiled water. Steep for 3-5 minutes, remove tea bags, sweeten accordingly. Make sure you let it cool completely before making your strawberry iced tea.
- Prep Your Strawberries. Wash the strawberries and cut them into smaller chunks to fit your blender. Place cut strawberries into your blender and add honey to it. Cover the blender and blend/puree the strawberries.
- Strain the Strawberry Puree. Place a colander over a clean bowl, pour the strawberry puree in, and strain out the strawberry seeds and pulp. (NOTE: You can also skip this part if you are okay with the tiny pulp/seed. The seeds/pulp will be less than a tablespoon but still necessary to sieve out, in my opinion).
- Combine and Serve. Now, to finish, combine your fresh strawberry puree and sweet tea for a refreshing quench! Place ice into your serving glass or jar, add 1/4 cup of your strawberry puree, and fill up with 1/2 to 1 cup of cooled sweet tea. Giveit a good stir with a straw, and enjoy! Make sure to add fresh, ripe strawberry slices for even more flavors!
Notes
You don’t have to strain out the strawberry seeds and pulp if you don’t want to, but it allows for a smoother drink.
Taste along the way, as you may not need to add any sweetener. You can use honey, which is what I use, or monk fruit sweetener. It really doesn’t take much-added honey…just a touch!
Garnish with some mint leaves for a pretty presentation.
Add fresh strawberry slices for garnishing and flavor!