Y’all know I am Southern through and through and I love me some Sweet Tea!
I make it all summer long, usually Sun Tea out on my patio.
I love using fresh fruit to add sweetness and flavor, so when I stocked up on peaches at the store this week, I decided to make some homemade peach syrup for my iced tea.
It tasted so good I think this Peach Iced Tea is now my signature summer drink!
Ingredients:
Makes 4-6 servings
Peach Syrup:
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 2 large sliced peaches
Tea:
- 4 Family Size Tea Bags
- 8 cups Water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Ice
- 1 peach sliced, for garnish
Directions:
- Bring syrup ingredients to boil. Then reduce heat to medium.
- Crush peach slices as you stir to dissolve sugar.
- Turn off heat, cover, and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, boil water and then add tea bags.
- Brew tea by letting the bags steep for 5 minutes.
- Remove and the discard tea bags.
- Strain syrup through a fine strainer to remove peach pieces.
- Pour tea into a pitcher then add syrup along with 1/2 cup sugar.
- Stir well and refrigerate until chilled.
- Serve over ice and garnish with a couple fresh peach slices.
To make the peach syrup you need 2 large {or 3 small} sliced ripe peaches.
I leave the skin on and just roughly slice.
Add one cup water and one cup sugar to a medium saucepan.
Add the sliced peaches and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
Turn heat down to medium and stir, crushing peaches with a spoon.
Turn off heat, cover, and let sit for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, boil water then add tea bags.
Brew tea by letting the bags steep for 5 minutes.
Remove and the discard tea bags.
Strain syrup through a fine strainer to remove peach pieces.
Pour tea into a pitcher then add syrup along with 1/2 cup sugar.
Stir well and refrigerate until chilled.
Serve over ice and garnish with a couple fresh peach slices.
Can you taste it already?! Perfectly sweet and downright delicious!
What a refreshing recipe! We loved it so much we featured it in our 25 Sweet and Savory Peach Recipes. You can see it here – http://bit.ly/PeachMania Thanks for sharing!