This Fresh Peach Iced Tea is the perfect way to cool down on a warm day and a refreshing addition to any picnic, barbecue, or backyard gathering. Made with real peaches, it has a naturally sweet, fresh flavor that bottled mixes and powdered drinks just can’t match.
You get to control the sweetness by keeping the peach simple syrup separate, so everyone at the table can sip it exactly how they like it. And bonus, you get to save those simmered peaches for topping oats or ice cream later, so nothing goes to waste.
Helpful Tips
- Watch your tea steep time: Loose leaf or bagged, do not let your tea steep longer than four to five minutes, or it can turn bitter and overpower the sweet peach flavor.
- Use ripe, fragrant peaches: The riper and juicier your peaches are, the more flavor they will release into the simple syrup, so pick ones that smell sweet and give slightly when pressed.
- Keep the syrup separate: Serving the peach syrup on the side instead of mixing it all in lets everyone sweeten their glass to their own taste, which is especially handy when you are serving a crowd.
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Fresh Peach Iced Tea
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 ripe peaches thinly sliced, plus more for serving
- 2-3 tablespoons loose leaf black tea 3-4 bags
- 8 cups filtered water
Instructions
- Bring sugar, water, and peaches to a boil in a small saucepan. Then lower heat and use a wooden spoon to stir and crush the peaches to infuse the flavor.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, cover, remove from heat and let steep for 25 minutes.
- In the meantime, brew your tea using either a large pot or a tea maker. I use this loose leaf tea steeper. NOTE: Use less tea if you prefer it weaker or more tea if you prefer it stronger, and try not to let it steep longer than 4-5 minutes or it can get bitter.
- Once brewed, remove tea bags or strain out loose leaf tea and transfer to a pitcher. Refrigerate to cool.
- Once your simple syrup is finished, pour into a bottle or container over a fine mesh strainer to strain out peaches. You can reserve the peaches for later use, such as to place over oats or ice cream sundaes.
- To serve, either set out simple syrup and add as much to the tea as you like, or add all of the simple syrup to the tea and stir. I prefer leaving it separate. Serve tea over ice and fresh sliced peaches.
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