Peach Berry Iced Tea
Peach and Berry Black Tea
This ice-cold iced tea combines robust black tea with juicy peach, sweet strawberries, tart raspberries, and fresh lemon. Mint and plenty of ice provide a clean, refreshing finish.
Nutrition · per serving
Ingredients
9 itemsTea and Sweetener
Fruit and Garnish
Tips
- •For a particularly strong version that is not watered down, prepare the tea with 100 ml less water and dilute it with ice when serving.
- •The fruit can remain in the pitcher after infusing, although it will become softer after a few hours.
- •For extra freshness, briefly clap a few mint leaves between your hands just before serving.
Steps
- 1
Bring the water to a boil, remove from the heat, and steep the black tea bags in it for 4 minutes. Do not steep any longer, or the tea may become unpleasantly bitter.
500 ml water2 tea bags black tea bags - 2
Stir the sugar into the hot tea until completely dissolved. Allow the tea to cool to room temperature.
30 g sugar - 3
Prepare the peach and strawberries. Halve the lemon, juice one half, and cut the other half into thin slices.
1, cut into thin wedges peach100 g, halved strawberries1 lemon - 4
Pour the cooled tea into a pitcher with the lemon juice, peach, strawberries, raspberries, and mint, and gently stir to combine. Leave to infuse for 5 minutes so the fruit flavors can develop.
1 lemon1, cut into thin wedges peach100 g, halved strawberries75 g raspberries8 leaves fresh mint - 5
Fill two glasses generously with ice cubes, pour in the iced tea, and serve with lemon slices and a few pieces of fruit. Enjoy ice-cold immediately.
250 g ice cubes1 lemon
Origin & History
Iced tea became especially popular in the southern United States, where it is traditionally served heavily sweetened and over plenty of ice. Fruity versions with peach, berries, and citrus are modern, summery variations on this classic.
Pregnancy
OKNo specific concerns.
Breastfeeding
OKBecause of the caffeine, it is best to limit yourself to one or two glasses.
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