Raspberry Iced Tea from Scratch
Sep 24th, 2021
There’s nothing like a refreshingly cold iced tea made with fresh raspberries on a hot summer day. Try this raspberry iced tea recipe that’s perfectly sweet and delicious.
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) MAKE TEA
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Boil water.
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Put tea sachets into a pitcher and add hot water.
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Steep for 5 minutes.
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Discard tea sachets and let tea cool.
(2) MAKE RASPBERRY SYRUP
- In a saucepan, heat water, sugar, and raspberries.
Over medium-high heat, let it come to a boil then lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Mash raspberries.
While simmering, use a wooden spoon or potato masher and mash the raspberries. The raspberries will lose their bright red color and look pale pink.
- Strain raspberries syrup. Let cool.
Using a mesh strainer, filter out the raspberry solids and discard. Let the raspberry syrup cool for about 10 minutes.
(3) ASSEMBLE DRINK
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Combine cooled down raspberry syrup and tea.
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Pour raspberry iced tea into cups filled with ice.
