It is sweltering hot here. Summer tends to hold out similar that here. Sometimes I wonder if nosotros peculiarly experience it to a greater extent than because nosotros don't choose hot weather condition all twelvemonth long! We hold off for summertime eagerly in addition to hence nosotros are likewise hot! We are ever looking for ways to cool down, which ends upward beingness something mutual depression temperature to drink. I oft experience that people cease upward drinking calories without fifty-fifty realizing it! All the store-bought or prepackaged drinks are laden amongst saccharide in addition to fat! I await for healthier, depression calorie drinks to proceed my identify 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 agency 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 hold out inwards the mood for iced tea! I choose been making a lot of fruity iced teas! For to a greater extent than or less reason, I used to intend making fruity iced tea was a chore! But believe it or not, it rattling isn't quite hence time-consuming in addition to is quite easy! The exclusively fourth dimension consuming business office is making the fruit syrup. The ease is a breeze. My agency of combating this outcome 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 y'all 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 hold out happy!
Servings: 6-8
Prep time: 10 minsCook time: thirty minsTotal time: xl mins
Ingredients:
For the syrup:
Cherries: ii cups, pitted
Sugar: ii cups
Water: four cups
Lemon zest: from 1 pocket-sized lemon ( optional)
For the tea:
Tea bags: 3-4 ( I used Lipton teabags)
Water: 500ml ( may ask to a greater extent than for the pitcher).
Mint leaves: for garnish, 1-2 leaves per drinking glass ( optional)
Ice cubes: ii trays ( may ask 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 ready it for 15-20 mins or until the cherries choose softened. Using a murphy masher, crush the cherries equally much equally possible. Continue boiling for to a greater extent than or less 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 jounce if y'all conception to brand the tea at a afterwards time.
For the tea:
While the syrup is cooking, y'all tin gear upward 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 rigid y'all desire your tea. Let it steep for 4-5 mins. Turn off the flame. Cover in addition to proceed aside to cool downward amongst 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 amongst mint leaves. Check for the sweetness. You tin add together saccharide /honey /sweetener if y'all wishing for to a greater extent than sweetness.
Take serving glasses, create total it amongst H2O ice cubes until half-way. Pour the tea on overstep of the H2O ice cubes to create total it the ease of the way.
Serve!
Enjoy! I am bringing this to my beloved friend Angie's Fiesta Friday#183. If y'all haven't been to her fiestas, y'all 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 ameliorate than store-bought ones equally non exclusively the amount of saccharide inwards them tin hold out controlled but at that spot are no additives/preservatives inwards them.