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Overnight Iced Tea

Here's how you make Overnight Iced Tea
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  • Servings: 2-4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 2-4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 5 teaspoons loose tea, any variety of your liking
  • 4 cups cold water
  • Honey or sugar, enough to entertain your taste buds
  • Ice cubes
  • 6 sprigs fresh mint, optional
  • 1 lemon, sliced
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Mix tea and water in a pitcher. Cover and let stand overnight.

  • Step 2: Strain the tea through a fine strainer. Sweeten to taste.

  • Step 3: Fill pitcher or thermos with ice to chill (or place in refrigerator to chill).

  • Step 4: Remove ice (if using) and fill with tea.

  • Step 5: Add mint sprigs and lemon slices. Serve over ice.

  • NOTE: Both the mint and lemon slices can also sit with tea overnight, if you desire to have the flavor more intensified. It's all up to you.

  • Step 6: Makes 4 cups

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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