Mint Iced Tea

Name: Mint Iced Tea
Ingredients: 2 tea bags, or the equivalent in loose tea (I used English Breakfast, but you can really use any tea you like); 1 cup packed fresh mint leaves; 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar (turbinado is good here, but you could also use honey, maple syrup or agave); Lemon slices for serving

4 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

2 tea bags, or the equivalent in loose tea (I used English Breakfast, but you can really use any tea you like)
1 cup packed fresh mint leaves
3 to 4 tablespoons sugar (turbinado is good here, but you could also use honey, maple syrup or agave)
Lemon slices for serving

Directions

1

Boil a kettle of water, and put the tea and the mint into a large, heatproof pot or pitcher. Pour a quart of boiling water into the pot, add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Carefully taste a little and add more sugar if you like. Set the tea aside to cool to room temperature and then refrigerate until cold.
2

Strain and serve over plenty of ice with lemon wedges.