Ingredients

The following ingredients have 1 Servings
  • 1 1/2 cups water (room temperature)
  • 2 tea bags
  • Assorted fresh fruit
  • Fresh herbs ((basil leaves, mint leaves, thyme sprigs, rosemary sprigs))
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup liquid honey
  • 1/4 cup hot water

Instruction

  • Add 1 1/2 cups room temperature water to a 2 cup (1/2 pint) mason jar. Add 2 tea bags and submerge in water so they are well moistened. Cover and allow to stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Add fruit and herbs as you like. Cover and refrigerate 12-24 hours.
  • Meanwhile, prepare simple syrup by combining sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Allow mixture to come to a boil, then boil for 1 minutes. Allow to cool then remove to a jar. Cover and refrigerate up to one month. (If you'd rather use the honey sweetening, combine honey and hot water and stir until honey dissolves completely in to the liquid. Remove to a jar. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 weeks.)
  • Remove tea bags and sweeten to taste with simple syrup or honey sweetener. (I find 1-2 Tbsp of simple syrup works well with this amount of cold brewed iced tea.) Stir sweetener in and add ice cubes. Enjoy!