Iced Tea
Iced tea is a sweetened beverage made from tea and organic acids, and sometimes with flavouring adjuncts. It is popular in hot climates, usually served over ice. Fruit juices such as red or white cranberry, grape, orange, grapefruit and passionfruit can be added in amounts ranging from 10–25%.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 1 hr
- Total
- 1 hr 10 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Medium
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
Quantities are retained as written by the source and do not scale automatically. Tap an ingredient to check it off as you go.
Cooking instructions
Procedure
Fill a drip coffee maker with cold water and place the tea bags in the basket.
Procedure
Place the stevia, acid, and sugar in the pot, and place the pot in the machine.
Procedure
Let it run through its cycle, then chill the product. This is a concentrate and will make several litres of iced tea.
Procedure
Place some ice in a tall glass and fill 80–90% with cold water. Pour in some iced tea nectar. You may reduce the water and add some fruit juice if desired.
Notes, tips, and variations
Lemon or lime juice can be used instead of the acid crystals. This will make a cloudier finished product. Use about 4 ounces.
Notes, tips, and variations
Garnish with cherries, pineapple, lemon, or lime slices.
Notes, tips, and variations
Note that this product contains virtually no sugar. While 4 teaspoons are used in the concentrate, it is diluted so much that the amount of sugar in a glass is probably less than ¼ teaspoon.
Notes, tips, and variations
While stevia is fairly expensive, it goes a long way. Use only pure stevia.
Photo: Renee Comet (photographer) · Public domain · · Photo source and licence
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Scale it
Use the quantities listed in the original recipe. Adjust them manually if making a different batch size.
Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
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