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Iced Blueberry Tea Recipe

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield2 liters 1x

An iced blueberry tea recipe made with black tea and homemade blueberry simple syrup.

Ingredients

Scale

6 black tea bags
2 liters water (67 fluid ounces; 8 1/4 cups)
120 milliliters blueberry simple syrup (1/2 cup), or to taste
Lemon wedges, herbs, or fresh blueberries, to garnish


Instructions

Add black tea bags to a 2 liter plastic pitcher.*

Tea bags in a blue plastic pitcher, sitting on a marble surface

In an electric kettle, bring 1 1/2 liters (about 6 cups) water to a boil. Pour over tea bags and allow to steep for 10 minutes.

Tea brewing in a plastic pitcher

With a slotted spoon, remove the tea bags and discard.

Slotted spoon removing tea bags from plastic pitcher

Stir in remaining water, followed by blueberry simple syrup.

A pitcher of tea and a dish of blueberry syrup on a marble surface

Refrigerate at least 1 hour, or until ready to serve.

A pitcher of iced blueberry tea with a wooden spoon

Pour over ice. Garnish with lemon wedges, herbs, or fresh blueberries.

A glass of blueberry iced tea garnished with blueberries and lemon

Store leftover iced tea in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

 

Notes

*Use plastic or metal rather than glass, which can crack when it comes in contact with the boiling water.

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