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Raspberry iced tea
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Raspberry Iced Tea

Refreshing, perfectly sweet iced tea made with fresh raspberries.
Prep Time15 minutes
Steep Time5 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Jee Choe

Ingredients

Iced Tea

Raspberry Syrup

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries + extra for garnish
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar

Instructions

MAKE TEA

  • Boil water.
    Boil 2 cups of filtered water on the stovetop or using an electric kettle with a temperature setting. In an electric kettle, set it to 190°F. On the stovetop, bring water to a simmer, not a full boil. Use filtered water if possible for a better tasting tea.
  • Put tea sachets into a pitcher and add hot water.
  • Steep for 5 minutes.
  • Discard tea sachets and let tea cool.
    Set aside.

MAKE RASPBERRY SYRUP

  • In a saucepan, heat water, sugar, and raspberries.
    Over medium-high heat, let it come to a boil then lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Mash raspberries.
    While simmering, use a wooden spoon or potato masher and mash the raspberries. The raspberries will lose their bright red color and look pale pink.
  • Strain raspberries syrup. Let cool.
    Using a mesh strainer, filter out the raspberry solids and discard. Let the raspberry syrup cool for about 10 minutes.

ASSEMBLE DRINK

  • Combine cooled down raspberry syrup and tea.
  • Pour raspberry iced tea into cups filled with ice.
    Optional: Garnish with a couple of fresh or frozen raspberries.

Notes

  • When making the simple syrup, don't add more raspberries than needed since it ends up tasting like cough syrup.
  • If you want to use loose tea instead of tea sachets, replace each tea sachet with 1 1/2 teaspoons of tea. So, for this recipe, use 2 tablespoons of loose tea instead of 3 tea sachets.
  • Avoid adding ice until you're ready to serve the drink, otherwise the ice will melt and water down the tea.
  • A 12 oz. container of raspberries is perfect for this recipe. It's a little more than 1 cup of raspberries, which leaves you with extras to use as garnish.

Nutrition

Calories: 59 | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg