Raspberry Peach Iced Tea Lemonade (Printer-Friendly)
Vibrant blend of ripe peaches, tart raspberries, lemonade and black tea for refreshing summer sipping.
# What You'll Need:
→ Fruit Syrup
01 - 1 cup fresh raspberries
02 - 2 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced
03 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
04 - 1/2 cup water
→ Tea and Lemonade Base
05 - 4 black tea bags
06 - 4 cups boiling water
07 - 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 4-5 lemons)
08 - 3/4 cup honey or agave syrup, adjusted to taste
→ Assembly
09 - Ice cubes
10 - Extra raspberries and peach slices, for garnish
11 - Fresh mint leaves, for garnish (optional)
# How to Make It:
01 - In a small saucepan, combine the raspberries, peach slices, sugar, and water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring gently until the sugar dissolves and the fruit softens, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and strain through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing firmly to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the solids and set the syrup aside to cool completely.
02 - Place the tea bags in a heatproof pitcher and pour the boiling water over them. Allow to steep for 5 minutes, then remove and discard the tea bags. Let the brewed tea cool to room temperature.
03 - Add the cooled tea, freshly squeezed lemon juice, honey or agave syrup, and the prepared fruit syrup to a large pitcher. Stir thoroughly until all the sweetener is dissolved and the mixture is well blended. Taste and adjust sweetness or acidity as desired.
04 - Refrigerate the combined mixture for at least 1 hour, or until thoroughly chilled.
05 - Fill serving glasses generously with ice cubes. Pour the chilled tea lemonade over the ice. Garnish each glass with fresh raspberries, peach slices, and mint leaves as desired.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The fruit syrup is the real trick here it gives you this gorgeous jewel toned color that makes everyone think you bought something fancy.
- It hits every note at once sweet from the peaches tart from the raspberries bright from the lemon and earthy from the tea.
02 -
- Do not skip straining the fruit syrup because those seeds will ruin the texture of every sip.
- Taste the lemonade base before you chill it because cold dulls sweetness and you might want it slightly sweeter than you think.
03 -
- Roll each lemon firmly on the counter before juicing and you will get noticeably more juice out of it.
- The fruit syrup is incredible drizzled over vanilla ice cream so never throw away any leftover.