Cherry Iced Tea

It is sweltering hot here. Summer tends to last similar that here. Sometimes I wonder if nosotros peculiarly experience it to a greater extent than because nosotros don't accept hot weather condition all twelvemonth long! We hold off for summertime eagerly in addition to thence nosotros are equally good hot! We are ever looking for ways to cool down, which ends upwards beingness something mutual coldness to drink. I oft experience that people destination upwards drinking calories without fifty-fifty realizing it! All the store-bought or prepackaged drinks are laden alongside carbohydrate in addition to fat! I await for healthier, depression calorie drinks to proceed my work solid unit of measurement in addition to myself cool. That's why I prefer to brand the cooling beverages at home. Of course, H2O is the best means to remain hydrated, but sometimes, people desire to a greater extent than than simply water.

 I personally imbibe to a greater extent than of H2O than anything else! For those other times, I brand varieties of lassi, smoothie, lemonade, daiquiri etc. This summer, I seem to last inwards the mood for iced tea! I accept been making a lot of fruity iced teas! For simply about reason, I used to intend making fruity iced tea was a chore! But believe it or not, it rattling isn't quite thence time-consuming in addition to is quite easy! The solely fourth dimension consuming business office is making the fruit syrup. The relaxation is a breeze. My means of combating this final result is yesteryear making the syrup when I am cooking other materials inwards the kitchen or doing chores inwards the kitchen. You tin brand the syrup in addition to proceed it handy inwards the fridge to brand the tea anytime you lot wish! The inspiration for my recipe is this recipe that I came across..

Make this tea in addition to proceed it inwards the refrigerator. You in addition to your guests volition both last happy!

Servings: 6-8

Prep time: 10 minsCook time: xxx minsTotal time: xl mins

Ingredients:

For the syrup:
Cherries: ii cups, pitted
Sugar: ii cups
Water: iv cups
Lemon zest: from 1 small-scale lemon  ( optional)

For the tea:
Tea bags: 3-4 ( I used Lipton teabags)
Water: 500ml ( may postulate to a greater extent than for the pitcher).
Mint leaves: for garnish, 1-2 leaves per drinking glass ( optional)
Ice cubes: ii trays ( may postulate to a greater extent than depending on the size of the ice)

Method:

For the syrup:

Take the pitted cherries, sugar, lemon zest in addition to H2O inwards a saucepan. Bring this to a boil. Reduce the open fire in addition to laid it for 15-20 mins or until the cherries accept softened. Using a murphy masher, squelch the cherries equally much equally possible. Continue boiling for simply about other 10-15 mins mashing the cherries inwards between.

Now strain it using a strainer. Let it cool. Pour the strained syrup into a pitcher or inwards a appal if you lot innovation to brand the tea at a afterward time.

For the tea:

While the syrup is cooking, you lot tin prepare the tea. To create this, boil 500 ml H2O inwards a pot. Once the H2O comes to boil, add together 3-4 tea bags depending on how potent you lot desire your tea. Let it steep for 4-5 mins. Turn off the flame. Cover in addition to proceed aside to cool downwards alongside the tea bags inwards it.

Serving the tea:

Add both the tea in addition to the syrup into the serving pitcher. Add 1 tray of H2O ice to it. Garnish alongside mint leaves. Check for the sweetness. You tin add together carbohydrate /honey /sweetener if you lot want for to a greater extent than sweetness.

Take serving glasses, fill upwards it alongside H2O ice cubes until half-way. Pour the tea on laissez passer on of the H2O ice cubes to fill upwards it the relaxation of the way.

Serve!


Enjoy! I am bringing this to  my dearest friend Angie's Fiesta Friday#183. If you lot haven't been to her fiestas, you lot are genuinely missing something!! Her cohosts this calendar week are Sarah @ Sarah’s Little Kitchen and Shinta @ Caramel Tinted Life.

Cooking made easy:

You tin double the ingredients in addition to brand a bigger batch of syrup in addition to proceed it inwards the refrigerator. It stays skillful for 7-10 days.
The tea when made stays fresh for 3-4 days.

Tip for salubrious living:

Homemade beverages are much meliorate than store-bought ones equally non solely the amount of carbohydrate inwards them tin last controlled but at that spot are no additives/preservatives inwards them.

Food for thought:

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