Description
A refreshing Peach Iced Tea recipe featuring homemade peach syrup made with pureed peaches, sweetened with sugar and honey, and brewed tea. Perfect for a cool, fruity beverage ideal for warm days, served over ice with frozen peaches for extra flavor and chill.
Ingredients
Scale
Tea
- 4 cups water
- 1 family size tea bag
Peach Syrup
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups frozen peaches, thawed and pureed (or 2 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced)
For Serving
- 2 cups frozen peaches (do not thaw; if using fresh peaches, slice and freeze on parchment lined pan until ready to serve)
- Ice cubes as needed
Instructions
- Boil Water: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil on the stovetop to prepare the tea base.
- Steep Tea: Remove the boiling water from heat, add the family size tea bag, and steep for 5 minutes to extract flavor.
- Transfer Tea: Pour the brewed tea into a 2-quart pitcher and set it aside to cool slightly.
- Make Peach Syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 cup honey, and 1 cup of water. Bring this mixture to a boil while stirring until the sugar fully dissolves.
- Add Peaches: Stir in the pureed peaches and return to a low boil briefly, then remove from heat and allow the syrup to cool.
- Strain Syrup: Pour the cooled syrup through a mesh sieve into a small bowl, pressing on the peach pulp to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the leftover peach solids.
- Mix Peach Tea: Add the peach syrup to the brewed tea incrementally, tasting as you go until you reach your desired sweetness, typically 1 to 2 cups syrup added to 4 cups tea.
- Prepare to Serve: Divide the frozen peaches among 4 glasses, fill with ice cubes, and pour the peach tea over the peaches and ice.
- Storage: Store any unused peach syrup in the refrigerator for future use.
Notes
- Using frozen peaches works well and makes this recipe accessible year-round, providing delicious flavor even without fresh peaches.
- Leftover tea and syrup should be stored in the refrigerator to maintain freshness.
- Fresh peaches can be frozen ahead of time by slicing and freezing on a parchment-lined pan, making it easy to prepare this drink anytime.
- Adjust sweetness by varying the amount of syrup added to the tea according to your taste preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 0.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
