Lemon Mint Iced Tea
Lemon Mint Iced Tea
Make it extra indulgent by muddling a bit more mint, sugar, and lemon juice in each glass and adding a shot of rum along with the tea mixture.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 cups water
- 6 regular size tea bags
- 1 1/2 cups fresh mint leaves
- Juice from 4 medium lemons
- Ice cubes
- Lemon slices
- Mint sprigs
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and 2 cups water. Heat over medium heat until sugar has dissolved, 2 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Pour the remaining 6 cups water into a large saucepan; cover and bring to a boil. Remove from heat; add tea bags and mint. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. Strain into a large pitcher. Stir in sugar/water mixture; cover and refrigerate until chilled. Stir in lemon juice. Place ice cubes in glasses; pour lemon mint iced tea over ice cubes; garnish with lemon slices and mint sprigs. Makes 10 servings.
Notes
An acrylic pitcher from Oneida is perfect for outdoor entertaining.
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Thanks to Oneida for providing serveware
