Ice Tea Concentrate Recipes

LAVENDER ROOIBOS

Steps:

• Heat water in medium size pot until it begins to boil.
• Turn off heat and add rooibos and lavender.
• Steep 20 minutes.
• Strain into a quart-size Mason jar.
• Add vanilla and honey and stir to mix.
• Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
• Create a ratio of one part concentrate to two parts water or milk.
• For a sweeter, stronger tea, dilute 1:1.
• Heat and serve.
• Adjust the ratio of concentrate to water/milk to your liking.

THE BEST LEMON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place green tea bags and black tea bags in a 1-gallon glass jar. Pour boiling water over tea bags; steep for 30 minutes.
• Remove tea bags; stir in sugar and lemonade concentrate until dissolved. Fill jar to the top with cold water; stir in lemon juice. Chill in the refrigerator until cold. Serve over ice.

SWEET TEA CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• Remove peels from lemons; squeeze fruit, reserving 1/3 cup. Save remaining juice for another use., In a large saucepan, combine sugar and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until sugar is dissolved, 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; add tea leaves and lemon peels. Cover and steep for 15 minutes. Strain tea, discarding tea leaves and lemon peels; stir in lemon juice. Cool to room temperature., Transfer to a container with a tight-fitting lid. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks., To prepare tea: In a tall glass, combine water with 1/4 cup concentrate; add ice.

REAL THAI ICED TEA

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Steep the tea, star anise, cardamom, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, tamarind powder, and almond extract (if using) in the boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Strain the tea.
• Stir in the sugar and sweetened condensed milk until both are completely dissolved.
• Fill 2 tall glasses with ice.
• Pour the tea over the ice, leaving an inch or so of space at the top for the evaporated milk.
• Top up with more ice if needed, and then drizzle with 1 teaspoon of evaporated milk on each glass of tea.

ICE TEA CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• 1. Place water in microwave set to high. Set microwave for 6 to 10 minutes (depends on your microwave). Bring water to a full rolling boil. Remove from oven.
• 2. Remove tea bags from envelopes. Dip the tea bags into the hot water several times. Leave the tea bags sit in the hot water. Every few minutes re-dip the tea bags. You want to create a very strong tea concentration. Let cool. Remove tea bags.
• 3. OPTIONAL INGEDIENTS: Squeeze the juice from two lemons and add to the concentrated tea. Add sugar or artificial sweetner to tea mixture. Stir very well. Store in refrigerato with tight lid.
• 4. When you want a glass of tea or a pitcher of tea... place concentrate, water and ice into glass or pitcher in amount that appeals to your taste.

ICED TEA CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil, remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove tea bags, add sugar and bring to a boil again. Refrigerate.
• To serve: add 3 to 4 parts water to 1 part concentrate (depending on how sweet you like it!).

MINT GARDEN TEA CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add mint leaves and steep for 15 minutes. Remove tea leaves from water with a slotted spoon, squeezing leaves to extract any additional liquid; discard leaves.
• Stir sugar into steeped tea; return to a boil and cook until sugar is completely dissolved and flavors combined, about 10 minutes. Pour tea concentrate into freezer-safe containers and freeze.