Looking for a perfect homemade tea for the hot summer days? This Southern Strawberry Sweet Tea is all you need. Pretty simple and quick to prepare. All you need are a few basic ingredients and of course fresh strawberries. No one can say no this bursting with freshness tea. A not too sweet, fresh, and wonderful sweet tea made of fresh strawberries. I have made this four times already today and still, we cannot get over this pink refreshment. I even stored a pitcher of this in my fridge because why not? The kids are a huge fan of strawberries and they are obsessed with this tea. You can even add bits and pieces of fresh strawberries, just make sure to remove the seeds, like what I did the last time. This is delicious and a fantastic addition to your strawberry recipe collection. Enjoy summer at the comfort of your home with this fresh Strawberry Sweet Tea.
Ingredients
3 cups water in a pot
6 tea bags
1 cup of sugar
7 cups of water in a pitcher
1 lemon juiced
1/2 lime juiced
1 basket of fresh Strawberries
How to make Southern Strawberry Sweet Tea
Step 1: Bring to a boil 3 cups of water. When, boiling, add in 6 tea bags. Then, adjust the heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Step 2: After 10 minutes, remove the tea bags from the water.
Step 3: Add a cup of sugar while the tea is still hot and mix well.
Step 4: Hull the strawberries and slice in half.
Step 5: Add the strawberries into a food processor or blender and puree for 45 seconds.
Step 6: Pour the tea and sugar mixture into a pitcher with 7 cups of water. Blend well.
Step 7: Then, pour the strawberry puree into the tea.
Step 8: Add in the lemon and lime juice and stir well.
Step 9: Taste and adjust the sweetness to your desire.
Step 10: Make sure to stir until well combined.
Step 11: Serve with ice. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 3 cups water in a pot
- 6 tea bags
- 1 cup of sugar
- 7 cups of water in a pitcher
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1/2 lime juiced
- 1 basket of fresh Strawberries
Instructions
Step 1: Bring to a boil 3 cups of water. When, boiling, add in 6 tea bags. Then, adjust the heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Step 2: After 10 minutes, remove the tea bags from the water.
Step 3: Add a cup of sugar while the tea is still hot and mix well.
Step 4: Hull the strawberries and slice in half.
Step 5: Add the strawberries into a food processor or blender and puree for 45 seconds.
Step 6: Pour the tea and sugar mixture into a pitcher with 7 cups of water. Blend well.
Step 7: Then, pour the strawberry puree into the tea.
Step 8: Add in the lemon and lime juice and stir well.
Step 9: Taste and adjust the sweetness to your desire.
Step 10: Make sure to stir until well combined.
Step 11: Serve with ice. Enjoy!
