sun tea Archives - For the Love of Food https://www.4theloveoffoodblog.com/tag/sun-tea/ Sharing home cooked, family friendly recipes, reviews, projects, & parties from my family to yours! Wed, 27 Jul 2022 20:35:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.4theloveoffoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png sun tea Archives - For the Love of Food https://www.4theloveoffoodblog.com/tag/sun-tea/ 32 32 Blackberry Brewed Sun Tea https://www.4theloveoffoodblog.com/blackberry-brewed-sun-tea/ https://www.4theloveoffoodblog.com/blackberry-brewed-sun-tea/#respond Mon, 09 May 2016 02:00:00 +0000 http://test.robinhelp.com/index.php/2016/05/09/blackberry-brewed-sun-tea/ The sun is out and the weather is warm and that means it’s time to brew some sun tea! Being a Southern lady we drink sweet iced tea all year round but come summer time I love to make fruit infused sun tea. Sun Tea means instead of boiling water inside you “brew” the tea...

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The sun is out and the weather is warm and that means it’s time to brew some sun tea!
Being a Southern lady we drink sweet iced tea all year round but come summer time I love to make fruit infused sun tea. Sun Tea means instead of boiling water inside you “brew” the tea in the warm sun. Simply place your tea bags in a large beverage jar filled with cool water and set in a sunny place {I use my backyard patio} and let the tea bags steep and brew. Then I add pureed and chopped fruit, sugar, and ice and serve! A refreshing cool drink for summertime! 
 
Before we get to the recipe I wanted to share some pictures with y’all from Mother’s Day this year.
Muffins with Mom at Ava’s preschool was such a special time. 
Even better I got to bring Stella Rose along too and she
 enjoyed hanging out with all the bigger kids.
Selfie with my girls!
 My little artist painted flower pots and we decorated a special one with glitter and stickers for her Oba {my Mom}. 
This weekend we attended a local festival, The May Fest, in downtown Leesville. 
Mama got to fill up on spicy boiled crawfish!
We drove to Lake Charles on Saturday 
and I got an hour of kid free shopping in while the babies napped in the car with Dad.
Woohoo!
Mama Bear, Little Bear, and Sister Bear before dinner at L’Auberge Casino.
A delicious cajun seafood buffet for dinner.
 I filled up on steamed crab legs, my favorite!
My beautiful babies after church on Sunday.
 
Bedtime and a sweet handmade necklace from my darling Ava. 
I am one blessed Mama! 
Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day too! 

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Blackberry Sun Tea

Ingredients

  • 6 bags family size Lipton iced tea bags
  • 12 cups of water
  • 1/2 cup sugar or to taste
  • 1 cup blackberries plus more for topping
  • ice for serving

Instructions

  • Start by filling a large jar or beverage container with cool water.
  • Now add your tea bags- the rule is usually about 1 cup of water to every regular size tea bag. I used jumbo iced tea bags and those are equal to 2 regular bags.
  • Add a lid to your jar and set outside in a sunny spot for 1-2 hours. Don't leave it longer than 2 hours or it may become bitter.
  • Once your tea is brewed bring back inside and discard tea bags.
  • Puree 1 cup of blackberries in a blender or food processor.
  • Stir blackberry puree into tea and add sugar to taste. I added 1/2 cup.
  • Pour into glasses filled with ice and garnish with blackberries.
 Sun Tea means instead of boiling water inside you “brew” the tea in the warm sun. 
Fill a beverage container with cool water and add tea bags.
Add a lid to your jar and set outside in a sunny spot for 1-2 hours. 
Don’t leave it longer than 2 hours or it may become bitter.
Once your tea is brewed bring back inside and discard tea bags.
Just about any berry would be tasty in this tea 
but my favorites are blackberries and raspberries.
Puree 1 cup of blackberries in a blender or food processor.
Blend until somewhat smooth and stir into tea. 
Add sugar to taste. I add about 1/2 cup.
Add ice to glasses, fill with tea, and garnish with fresh blackberries. 
Add a straw, sit back, and relax with your cold drink in hand! 
Also check out: Raspberry Sun Tea.

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Being the proud Southern lady I am, my favorite drink no matter the season is Sweet Iced Tea. None of that unsweetened stuff {I shudder to think..} but fresh brewed, sugar sweetened, cold tea all the way! I usually brew my tea on the stove but I thought today, with the weather being so lovely and our new patio finished, I would try Sun Tea. Y’all it is so easy peasy and made the most ah-mazing Iced Tea ever! Even better, I used a couple bags of herbal berry tea to add a subtle fruit flavor and then garnished my glasses with fresh raspberries! I could {and will} drink this all summer long! 

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Summertime Raspberry Sun Tea

Ingredients

  • 6 bags family size Lipton iced tea bags
  • 2 Berry Herbal tea bags
  • 14 cups of water
  • 1/2 cup sugar or to taste
  • fresh raspberries to top each glass

Instructions

  • Start by filling a large jar or beverage container with cool water.
  • Now add your tea bags- the rule is usually about 1 cup of water to every regular size tea bag. I used jumbo iced tea bags and those are equal to 2 regular bags.
  • I like to have a hint of fruit flavor but not too much so I added a couple berry tea bags and some fresh berries at the end.
  • Add a lid to your jar and set outside in a sunny spot for 1-2 hours. Don't leave it longer than 2 hours or it may become bitter.
  • Once your tea is brewed bring back inside and add sugar to taste, I added 1/2 cup.
  • Now it's ready to serve over ice and garnished with fresh berries!

 

I used family size Lipton iced tea bags and Wild Berry herbal tea bags.
The rule of thumb is about 1 cup of water to every regular size tea bag {family size bag= 2 normal tea bags}.
I ended up using 6 family size iced tea bags and 2 raspberry tea bags. 
Place the tea bags in the water with the paper hanging outside so they stay afloat. 
Top your jar with a lid and place outside in a sunny spot. 
You want it to brew for 1-2 hours- not any longer or it may get bitter.
Ava decided to water her flowers {in her pjs, of course} while our tea brewed. 
Fast forward to two hours later….our tea’s ready to bring inside! 
The berries add a natural sweetness but I wanted a {little} more so I mixed in 1/2 cup sugar. 
I added a few ice cubes to my mason jar glasses and filled with fresh tea. 
Top it off with some fresh berries and a straw and you are set!
 Check out what my handy dandy husband built for us! 
A new patio, complete with gate and umbrella holder. 
{Isn’t Ava’s little picnic table the cutest thing?}
So this weekend: take a seat, enjoy the sunshine, sip your sweet tea and enjoy life!

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