Description
Grandmom’s recipe for a fabulous summer citrus-mint tea using fresh mint. Kids and adults alike love it! You can add Kentucky bourbon when the guest list is all adults. Serve over ice.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup water
- 4 tea bags
- ½ cup chopped fresh mint
- 2 quarts cold water
- 1 cup orange juice
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan
- stirring until sugar dissolves
- about 5 minutes. Add tea bags and mint to sugar mixture; let steep for 10 minutes. Strain mixture and discard tea bags and mint.
- Combine tea mixture
- cold water
- orange juice
- and lemon juice in a pitcher.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 8