Oak Alleys Sweet Mint Iced Tea Recipes

ICED SWEET MINT TEA

Steps:

• In large tea pot (or two small tea pots) pour boiling water over tea bags and mint and allow to steep for 20 minutes.
• Place sugar in 2-quart pitcher (that will tolerate some heat).
• Pour freshly brewed tea (minus mint and tea bags) into sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Place in refrigerator until ready to serve.
• To serve, pour into tall glasses over ice.
• Serve with lemon slices.
• Serves 8.

MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Brew tea in boiling water, letting steep for 10 minutes. Pour brewed tea into a serving pitcher. Add sugar and lemon, and swirl in the mint, holding it by the stems and using it to stir and dissolve the sugar. When sugar is dissolved, drop mint into pitcher and add 2 cups cold water. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Strain mint out before serving and serve cold.

MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pot bring the water to a boil. Remove pot from heat, add the tea bags, cover with a lid, and allow tea to steep in water for 20 minutes. Take a 1 gallon jug and pour the sugar into the jug and cover with some hot tap water. Stir the sugar around to dissolve while the tea is steeping. Once the tea has steeped, remove the lid and the tea bags. Pour the tea into the jug with the sugar, stir, and place the tea bags back into the jug and run them under hot tap water to release any additional flavors. Stir the tea well making sure the sugar dissolves. Fill the jug with cold water to yield 1 gallon.
• To serve, pour each glass of tea and garnish with a slice of lemon and mint leaves.

GINA'S SWEET MINT TEA

Steps:

• In a pot, boil the water with the tea bags. Once liquid has boiled, remove the pot from heat. Remove tea bags after desired bold/mild flavor.
• In a small saucepan, add water, sugar and mint and place over medium heat. Bring liquid to a boil then remove from the heat. Allow the syrup mixture to cool. Pour syrup into tea and mix together well. Serve tea over a glass of ice.

SWEET MINTED TEA

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, mint (stems and all) and 1 cup water in a small pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover and let steep 30 minutes. Discard the mint; refrigerate the syrup until ready to use.
• Put 2 quarts water in a pot and add the tea bags. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then remove from the heat, cover and let steep 20 minutes. Discard the tea bags. Pour the tea into a pitcher and add the mint syrup to taste. Refrigerate until cool.
• Serve the tea over ice. Garnish with lemon and mint, if desired.

OAK ALLEY'S SWEET MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put the water in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the mint sprigs and boil for 3 minutes.
• Strain the mixture and pour all but 1 cup into a pitcher. Add the tea bags and steep for 5-10 minutes. Remove tea bags.
• To the remaining cup of mint water add sugar to taste and stir to dissolve.
• Add this mixture to the pitcher with lemon juice.
• Cool before serving over ice and garnish with fresh mint.

PLANTATION ICED TEA

Steps:

• Pour 4 cups boiling water over tea bags, mint, and sugar in a pitcher.
• Steep for 30 minutes.
• Remove tea bags and mint.
• Add prepared lemonade to tea.
• Add pineapple juice and stir.
• Refrigerate and serve over ice.

MINT SWEET ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Turn off heat and add tea bags, steeping to desired strength (for me, 3-5 minutes).
• Remove tea bags and add ice until cool.
• Serve in a tall glass over ice!