Lemonade Sweet Tea

Name: Lemonade Sweet Tea
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 2 family-size tea bags; 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves; 1/2 cup sugar; 4 cups cold water; 1/2 (12-oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed; Garnishes: halved orange slices, lemon balm

7 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3 cups water
2 family-size tea bags
1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups cold water
1/2 (12-oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
Garnishes: halved orange slices, lemon balm

Directions

1

Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan. Remove from heat, add tea bags, and stir in fresh mint. Cover and steep 10 minutes.
2

Discard tea bags and mint. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour tea into a 3-qt. container, and stir in 4 cups cold water and lemonade concentrate. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.
3

Prepare Lemonade Sweet Tea recipe as directed. Stir in 1 cup bourbon or 1 cup spiced dark rum just before serving. Garnish with fresh sugarcane and fresh pineapple slices, if desired.
4

Prepare Southern Sweet Tea recipe as directed, omitting sugar and stirring in 1/2 cup honey and 1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger. Garnish with lemon slices, if desired.