Description
Refreshing and flavorful, this Blueberry Iced Tea is a perfect summer beverage that combines the goodness of blueberries with the crispness of cold brew tea.
Ingredients
Scale
For Blueberry Syrup:
- 2 cups blueberries – fresh, washed
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar – granulated or cane
- ½ lemon – juiced
For Iced Tea:
- 6 – 8 cups water
- 3 – 4 bags cold brew tea bags – family size, Luzianne
Instructions
- Prepare Blueberry Syrup: To a small saucepan, add the washed blueberries, 2 cups of water, sugar, and fresh squeezed lemon juice. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Once the mixture is at a rolling boil, reduce heat to medium-low and allow it to simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove blueberry syrup from the heat. Strain syrup into a measuring cup and refrigerate while steeping the tea. Discard the blueberry pulp.
- Fill glass pitcher with 6 to 8 cups of cold water and add the cold brew tea bags. Allow to steep for 5 minutes.
- Add the slightly cooled blueberry syrup to the tea and stir until well combined.
- Pour the Blueberry Iced Tea into glasses filled with ice and serve.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop, Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Blueberry Iced Tea, Summer Beverage, Cold Brew Tea, Blueberry Syrup
