Orange Iced Tea
An awesome way to use up leftover Candied Orange Syrup after Christmas Baking. Orange Iced Tea
Servings: 750 ml
Ingredients
- 3-4 tea bags or 1 tbsp loose tea leaves
- ½ cup Candied Orange Syrup
- ½ cup lemon juice
- ice cubes
- water
- to taste sugar optional
- fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Boil 2 cups of water, place loose tea in a Japanese closed strainer in it for 5 minutes.
- Pour 2 cups of water into the mix, and add sugar or lemon to taste. Pour this mixture into a pitcher.
- Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
- Add sugar syrup. Stir this into the mixture.Adjust as per your taste.
- You can sprinkle sliced fruit with a bit of lemon juice.
- Add the fruits slices to the pitcher. Stir it around until the fruit mixes in with the black tea and floats evenly in the pitcher.
- Serve the tea. Pour the tea into a glass filled with ice. Add a sprig of mint to the top.
Notes
- You can replace oranges with any diced fruit like Peaches, Pineapples, Strawberries, Raspberries and Apples.
- You can add more sugar if you like. We prefer mildly sweet only.