Making lemon iced tea at home is easy, and endlessly adaptable. A perfectly brewed cold tea with the flavor of lemon is the best refreshing summer drink. Be sure to watch the video to learn how to make iced tea from scratch with only 4 ingredients.
What is ‘Iced Tea’?
Iced Tea is nothing but brewed tea served cold or chilled on ice cubes. Iced tea is flavored with lemon and other nectarines to compliment the flavor of tea leaves.
You can brew it light or strong, drink it unsweetened or sweetened. Once you’ve got the basic iced tea perfect – the creative possibilities are endless.
During the summer season, there is nothing more refreshing than a chilled glass of lemon iced tea.
I am nearly obsessed with iced tea. During the season, a pitcher full of this goodness is always sitting in my fridge. I love to sip that golden-colored hue while watching the sunset, almost similar colors are smeared all over the horizon.
Reasons To LOVE Lemon Iced Tea
gluten and dairy free
highly customizable recipe
no artificial flavoring agents
zero preservatives and chemicals
meal-prep friendly and easy to store
How do you make lemon iced tea from scratch?
For those who think making iced tea at home is utterly complex – let me prove you wrong. It requires less than 20 minutes to prepare iced tea.
And don’t worry about the steeping process it is stupidly simple and requires minimal time near the gas stove.
Brewing: The first and the foremost step in making a lemon iced tea is brewing the decoction.
- Boil water in a saucepan. Add sugar (if using) and stir to dissolve it. Turn off the heat.
- Add the tea leaves or the tea bags. Cover the pan with a lid. Allow the tea to steep for a minute or as per your taste preference.
- Remove the tea bags and filter the brewed tea. Allow the liquid to cool down.
Flavoring: Once the brewed tea is ready, you can flavor it with lemon juice.
Serving: Lemon Iced Tea tastes best when served on ice cubes with lemon wedges and fresh mint leaves.
Watch Lemon Iced Tea Recipe Video
My Tried & True Tips
There is only one thing that can go wrong while making a lemon iced tea – steeping the tea for too long. Anywhere between 2 – 3 minutes is a good enough time to steep a strong iced tea.
If you want a less strong iced tea, then keep the brew time less than 1 minute.
Never, ever boil the tea leaves in water. For the perfect color and taste, all you need to do is steep the tea leaves in the warm water.
Use good organic honey to sweeten your iced tea. Or if you don’t bother about the calories then use sugar. You can totally customize it as per your preference. Like, make orange iced tea or mango iced tea with the addition of fruit flavors.
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Lemon Iced Tea Recipe
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon tea (chai patti)
- 4 glasses of water
- Juice of 2 lemons
- Honey/sugar to taste
Ingredients To Serve Lemon Iced Tea:
- lemon slices
- few fresh mint leaves
- ice cubes
Instructions
- Boil four cups of water in a saucepan. Add sugar (if using) and stir to dissolve it. Turn off the heat.
- Add the tea leaves or the tea bags. Cover the pan with a lid. Allow the tea to steep for a minute or as per your taste preference.
- Remove the tea bags and filter the brewed tea. Allow the liquid to cool down. You can keep brewed tea in the fridge to cool down.
- Add the lemon juice and sweeten the iced tea using honey (if not using sugar) according to your taste.
- Stir in the ice cubes. Add freshly cut lemon slices and mint leaves for some fresh flavor. Serve lemon iced tea chilled.
Recipe Notes:
- You can use tea bags as well instead of loose tea leaves.Â
- You can increase or decrease the steeping or brewing time of the tea according to your taste preference. The longer tea is steeped the stronger will be the taste of iced tea. I prefer steeping tea for less than a minute.Â
- If you are using sugar as a sweetener, it is important to dissolve it in boiling water before adding tea leaves/tea bags.Â
- If you are not keen on adding white sugar, then use honey to sweeten the iced tea.Â
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