THE Best Sweetened Iced Tea
Author: A Pinch of Joy by Charlene Vance
Recipe type: Beverage
Cuisine: American
Serves: 16 servings
- Tea bags to make one gallon of tea
- (16 one cup bags, OR 4 1 quart size bags, OR 1 one gallon size bag)
- 1¼ cups granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 4 cups of water, heated to boiling
- Additional water and ice to make one gallon
- 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 ½ to ⅔ full, then add ice to finish filling.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serving size: 8 oz Calories: 30 Carbohydrates: 8 g Protein: 0
Recipe by A Pinch of Joy at https://www.apinchofjoy.com/2019/05/the-best-sweetened-iced-tea/
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