Homemade Iced Tea Recipe
Homemade Iced Tea
Summer is finally here! The days are getting hotter and hotter, so a refreshing drink to cool down is just what we need. It’s especially important to drink plenty of fluids in warm weather, and a delicious, refreshing drink is just the thing. That’s why we’ve created a delicious iced tea recipe for you here. Once you’ve made the syrup – which, by the way, is really quick and easy to make – you can enjoy your iced tea whenever you like. All you need to do is pour 1–2 cm – or more, depending on how intense you want the flavour to be – of the homemade syrup into a glass, top it up with cold water and ice cubes, and your iced tea is ready! Of course, you can also add a few mint leaves and slices of lemon to intensify the flavour even further and give your iced tea a fresh, summery look. Have fun trying it out!
Ingredients
| Water (Part 1) | 500 g | |
| Ceylon black tea | 20 g | |
| Water (Part 2) | 250 g | |
| Peppermint leaves | 8 g | |
| Linden blossoms | 3 g | |
| Cloves | 4 | |
| Organic lemons | juice and zest | 2 | |
| honey | 75 g | |
| Cane sugar | 250 g | |
Here's how:
Bring the water (Part 1) to the boil in a large saucepan. Once the water is boiling, you can turn off the hob, add the Ceylon black tea and leave it to infuse, covered, for 5 minutes. For a more intense black tea flavour, you can of course leave the tea to infuse for longer; however, the longer it infuses, the more bitter it becomes. Now pour the tea through a sieve into a large container such as a bowl or similar. Then bring the second portion of water to the boil in a new saucepan. As soon as the water comes to the boil, you can turn off the hob and add the fresh or dried peppermint leaves, the lime blossom, the cloves and the lemon peel.
It’s best to peel the lemon with a vegetable peeler to get larger pieces; the lemon juice won’t be needed until later. Now leave the mixture to stand for 5–10 minutes. Then strain it through a sieve and mix it with the black tea. In a bowl, mix together the honey and cane sugar, then add the tea mixture whilst it is still hot, along with the lemon juice, and stir everything together. If the tea is no longer hot enough to melt the sugar crystals, you can reheat it until the sugar has dissolved. Then strain the mixture through a fine sieve again, pour it into a one-litre bottle and chill it. You’ve now made a richly flavoured syrup. To make a delicious iced tea, simply pour 1–2 cm of it into a glass and top up with cold water and ice cubes. The syrup is enough for around 20–30 servings. The syrup will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
If you fancy a red iced tea, you can simply replace the black tea with dried hibiscus flowers. These give the tea a deep red colour and add a lovely flavour too!
Nutritional information per 100 g
Energy value in kJ:461 kJ |Energy value in kcal:109 kcal |Fat:0 g, of which saturated fatty acids: 0 g |Carbohydrates:26 g, of which sugars: 25 g |Protein: 0 g |Salt:0 g
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Rezept drucken
By: Frei Astrid On 2024-07-21Herzlichen Dank für dieses Eistee Rezept.
Gerne hätte ich eine Version zum Ausdrucken.
Bei mir fehlt in der Darstellung die Mengenangaben.
Ich wünsche dem MiniSchoggi Team schöne Ferien
Astrid Frei
Eistee homemade
By: Andreas On 2023-06-22Liebes miniSchoggi Team
Das ist ein Superrezept, ich habe bereits mehrere Portionen, auch mit Varianten, zubereitet.
Variante 1: Hibiskusblüten statt Schwarztee
Variante 2: Zitronenmelisse statt Minze und die Nelken mit Kardamomkapseln ersetzt.
Liebe Grüsse
Andreas
Replied by: Rebecca Odermatt On 2023-06-22
Hausgemachter Eistee
By: Ursula On 2023-05-30Ich habe den Sirup eben ausprobiert mit Honig von meinen ?
Schmeckt ganz toll. Werde ich sicher öfters machen?
Replied by: Nicholas Burk On 2023-05-31