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Glass of perfect peach iced tea with sliced peaches and ice on a wooden table
Alyssa

Perfect Peach Iced Tea

3-ingredient peach iced tea that's perfectly sweet and mega peachy. Perfect for hot summer days and BBQs.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Steeping Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 10 people
Course: Beverage
Cuisine: American
Calories: 87

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup organic cane sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 pieces ripe peaches (thinly sliced) plus more for serving
  • 2-3 Tbsp loose leaf black tea 3-4 tea bags, depending on how strong you prefer it
  • 8 cups filtered water

Method
 

  1. Bring sugar, water, and peaches to a boil in a small saucepan. Then lower heat and use a wooden spoon to stir and crush the peaches to infuse the flavor.
  2. Once the sugar is dissolved, cover, remove from heat and let steep for 25-30 minutes.
  3. In the meantime, brew your tea using either a large pot or a tea maker. Use less tea if you prefer it weaker or more if you prefer it stronger, and try not to let it steep longer than 4-5 minutes or it can get bitter.
  4. Once brewed, remove tea bags or strain out loose leaf tea and transfer to a pitcher. Refrigerate to cool.
  5. Once your simple syrup is finished, pour into a bottle or container over a fine mesh strainer to strain out peaches. You can reserve the peaches for later use, such as to place over oats or ice cream sundaes.
  6. To serve, either set out simple syrup and add as much to the tea as you like, or add all of the simple syrup to the tea and stir. Serve tea over ice and fresh sliced peaches.

Notes

Keep the extra peaches for adding to other desserts or breakfast items.