Blueberry Lemon Iced Tea

Blueberry Lemon Iced Tea

Recipe by Happy Hearts KitchenCourse: DrinksDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6

servings

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water, semi-boiled

  • 6 green tea bags (I used Bigelow Green Tea with Lemon)

  • about 1/3 lb fresh blueberries

  • 1 cup water

  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice

  • 1 Tbsp AOOC Blueberry Balsamic

  • 1 Tbsp honey (or more if you would like it sweeter)

Directions

  • In a large tea pot of sauce pan heat 4 cups of water to just before a boil. If water boils just let it cool off for a minute before continuing
  • Add teabags to a covered tea pot or covered saucepan and let steep for 3 minutes. Remove and discard teabags. Do not squeeze teabags when removing. Let tea cool.
  • While tea is steeping, add blueberries, lemon juice, and 1 cup of water to a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Once boiling reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Place a sieve over a large bowl and pour the blueberry mixture into the sieve. Discard blueberries.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of Blueberry Balsamic and stir till well mixed into the blueberry juice. (add more honey if you desire a sweeter taste)
  • Pour cool steeped tea into a large pitcher and add 1 1/2 cups of blueberry juice mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour to cool liquid completely.
  • Serve Blueberry Lemon Iced Tea in a glass over ice and garnish with lemon wedges and fresh blueberries.

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