Spiced Thyme And Lime Iced Tea Recipes

ORANGE ICE TEA

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 60-ounce (7 1/2 cups) pitcher
• For the syrup: In a small saucepan, bring the orange juice and sugar to a boil over medium-high heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for 20 minutes.
• For the tea: In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the tea bags and remove the pan from the heat. Allow the tea to steep and cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and discard. Pour the tea and syrup into a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve: Pour the sparkling water into the pitcher and add the orange slices. Pour the tea into 4 ice-filled glasses. Garnish with fresh mint, or basil, and serve.

SPICED THYME AND LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups water, sugar, thyme, cinnamon sticks, lime juice and lime zest to a boil in a 5-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tea bags. Steep the tea for 15 minutes. Remove the tea bags and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Strain the mixture into a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Pour the tea into 4 ice-filled glasses and serve.

SPICED TEA WITH CARDAMOM

Steps:

• Pour the milk into a saucepan (with a spout if you have it) and add the vanilla seeds and pod and cardamom. Give it a stir. Add the tea bags, tying the string around the handle of the saucepan to easily remove the bags later. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a slight simmer, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Take off the heat, remove the tea bags and discard. Stir in the honey, as much as you want. Pour into tea cups.

SWEET RASPBERRY LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put the tea bags in an 8-cup measuring cup or heat safe bowl. Boil the water, pour it over the tea bags, and allow to steep for at least 10 minutes. Allow to cool and remove tea bags.
• In a small saucepan combine the sugar and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Cook briefly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add raspberries. Let come to room temperature.
• Combine the tea and raspberry sugar syrup, to taste. Put ice into 4 (12-ounce) glasses. To each squeeze in a wedge of lime, pour sugared tea over, and garnish with a sprig of mint.
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SPICED PINEAPPLE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine the pineapple skin and core, allspice berries, star anise, cinnamon and 6 cups water in a 4-quart saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Remove from the heat and add the tea bags; let the tea bags steep for at least 20 minutes and up to 6 hours. Strain the pineapple tea and cool completely. Serve over ice with pineapple wedges.

SPICED THYME AND LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• 1. Bring 6 cups water, sugar, thyme,cinnamon sticks lime juice and lime zest to a boil in a 5-quart saucepan over medium- high heat remove the pan from heat and add the tea bags Steep the tea for 15 minutes. Remove the tea bags and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature about 1 hour Strain the mixture into a pitcher and refrigerate until to server
• 2. Pour the tea into ice filled glasses and enjoy