Homemade Strawberry Iced Tea

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This Strawberry Iced Tea combines fresh strawberries with Southern Sweet Tea for a refreshing summer drink you can prep in just 10 minutes!

One of my favorite things about Spring and early Summer are, of course, strawberries! If you follow along on Instagram you may have seen me post last week that our strawberry plants from last year are spreading and coming back full force in our raised garden bed in the backyard!

I was so excited for the berries we'll hopefully get to enjoy before our move that I made one of my favorite recipes-strawberry iced tea! Today I'm sharing the recipe for you to enjoy too!

Ingredients

This recipe calls for just a few simple ingredients:

family-sized tea bags
fresh strawberries
sugar
lemon juice
water

Step by step

Like regular sweet tea, you'll start by boiling 2 cups of water. I usually boil mine right in a glass measuring cup in the microwave for 2 minutes but you can do this on the stovetop too.
After the water boils, add the tea bags and let steep for seven minutes. While you're waiting, dice the strawberries and then puree them in a food processor or heavy-duty blender (affiliate link).
Strain the juice from the pulp and discard the pulp. Remove the tea bags from the hot water, add the sugar and stir to dissolve.
Simply add the juice and remaining cold water and pour over ice and enjoy!

Tips for best results

Use fresh, ripe juicy strawberries to maximize the flavor
If serving a crowd, use frozen strawberries to help keep the tea cold

FAQs

How do I store this tea?

Keep in the refrigerator up to a week. If you add frozen berries to the tea to keep it cold, be sure to remove them before storing so they don't break down and make the tea cloudy

Can I use frozen berries to flavor the tea?

I don't recommend frozen berries for this recipe. For the best flavor use bright, ripe berries to maximize the amount of juice you get.

You might also like these other summer recipes:

Strawberry Iced Tea Recipe

★★★★★ 4.5 from 2 reviews

Author: Melissa Riker
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 3 mins
Total Time: 8 mins
Yield: 6 1x
Category: Drinks
Method: none
Cuisine: American

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Description

This Strawberry Iced Tea combines fresh strawberries with Southern Sweet Tea for a refreshing summer drink you can prep in just 10 minutes!

Ingredients

Units Scale

1 pint fresh strawberries
2 family size iced tea bags (I use Luzianne)
6 cups water, divided
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup sugar

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Instructions

Fill a glass measuring cup with two cups of water and add the tea bags.
Microwave 2 minutes on high. Remove from microwave and allow to steep 7 minutes.
In a blender (affiliate link) or food processor, puree strawberries (you may reserve a few strawberries for garnish if you wish.)
Pour strawberry mixture through a fine mesh strainer in a pitcher of ice, discard the pulp.
Add the sugar to the hot water and stir until dissolved.
Add hot water and remaining cold water to pitcher and stir to mix.
Enjoy!