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Sweet Tea

sweet tea with lemon slices in a clear glass and a metal straw
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A simple recipe or making your own Sweet Tea at home. Made with just 3 ingredients, plus one secret optional one 😉 It's easy to make a big pitcher to keep in the fridge for hot summer afternoons.

  • Author: Becky Schmieg
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Drinks
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 16 individual black tea bags, I like Lipton
  • 6 cups boiling water
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • pinch of baking soda (optional)
  • ice and lemon wedges for serving

Instructions

  1. Add the boiling water to tea bags in a large pitcher or jar. Make sure to press the tea bags down to get fully submerged in the water. Steep for 5 minutes.
    tea bags pressed down into boiling water
  2. Add sugar and pinch of baking soda if desired. Stir well until sugar is fully dissolved.
    sugar being added to a batch of sweet tea
  3. Store tea in the fridge until ready to serve. Serve with ice and lemon wedges or slices.
    sweet tea with lemon slices in a clear glass and a metal straw

Find it online: https://www.figjar.com/refreshing-sweet-tea/