THE Best Sweetened Iced Tea
Smooth with absolutely no bitterness or cloudiness. THE best sweetened tea you’ll ever taste.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 16 servings 1x
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- Tea bags to make one gallon of tea
- (16 one cup bags, OR 4 1 quart size bags, OR 1 one gallon size bag)
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 cups of water, heated to boiling
- Additional water and ice to make one gallon
Instructions
- Heat 4 cups of water to boiling on stovetop OR 90 seconds in microwave
- Add tea bags and let steep according to package directions, stirring or dunking occasionally. Remove and dispose of them.
- Add sugar and baking soda, stir to dissolve. Sugar should dissolve easily, if not, apply additional heat.
- Pour into one gallon pitcher. Add more cold water to fill pitcher 1/2 to 2/3 full, then add ice to finish filling.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 oz
- Calories: 30
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Protein: 0