Sweet Tea Syrup Recipes

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.

HOW TO MAKE SWEET TEA

Steps:

• For the simple syrup:Mix sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and allow to boil for about 5-7 minutes. You'll notice the mixture will reduce. Remove from heat and pour into a heatproof bowl and set aside to cool. For the tea:In the same saucepan, bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Remove the pot from the range and place on a trivet. Add tea bags and baking soda. Steep for 5-6 minutes. Remove tea bags without squeezing. Add simple syrup and stir. Pour into a pitcher and add remaining 7 cups water. Serve over ice with lemon slices.

SOUTHERN SWEET TEA WITH SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine ingredients and heat on medium on the stove until sugar is dissolved. Store in refrigerator. Makes about 3 cups. You can double this or make as much as you like.
• Bring 4 cups water to boil on stove. Remove and pour over 2 family sized tea bags. Let steep for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove tea bags and add 3 more cups water and 1 cup simple syrup. Pour over ice and enjoy classic sweet tea. Makes 8 cups

SWEET TEA MOONSHINE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water, and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and steep tea bags for prescribed amount of time on package.
• Cool completely.
• Combine Sweet Tea Simple Syrup, moonshine, and honey into a large bowl. Stir to combine.
• Separate into 8-ounce mason jars. Seal and store in a dark place, preferably your pantry or out of direct sunlight.
• Combine Sweet Tea Moonshine, lemon lime soda, sparkling water, and honey in a glass. Stir to combine.
• Add crushed ice. Garnish with lemon slices if necessary.
• If you want to go bold, feel free to use our Lemon Moonshine recipe in place of lemon lime soda, but be warned that this drink is potent.

ICED TEA SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring water to boiling; remove from heat then add tea bags.
• Steep 15 minutes; discard tea bags (do not squeeze for the tea will become bitter).
• Add sugar and baking soda; stir to dissolve.
• Add to mixture the lemon juice.
• To serve: pour enough tea syrup to taste in tall iced tea glass filled with ice cubes. Fill remainder of glass with water. Enjoy!

TEA SIMPLE SYRUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small saucepan, bring the water to the usual steeping temperature you'd use to steep the tea you're planning to flavor your syrup with. For example, a black tea would need boiling or nearly boiling water, but a green tea would only need simmering water.
• Steep for the usual amount of time. For example, four to five minutes for an Earl Grey simple syrup, or two to three minutes for a green tea simple syrup.
• Strain out and discard the tea leaves and bring the tea to a rolling boil over high heat.
• Stir in the sugar until it is dissolved completely.
• Reduce heat to medium and stir often, until the mixture has reduced to half its original volume, about 12 minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Pour into a very clean jar with a tight-fitting lid. Keep refrigerated. The simple syrup has a shelf life of about 6 months.

SWEET TEA SYRUP

Steps:

• Place 3 cups water and tea bags (or loose leaf) into kettle. Bring to a boil and let it continue to boil for approximately 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let tea continue to steep for another 5 minutes. Combine with 2 cups sugar and stir. Makes a concentrate you can place in the fridge. Combine with cold water (to your desired strength) to make iced tea by the glass.

SWEET TEA SYRUP MIXTURE

Steps:

• Bring Tea Bags to a Boil and let simmer 25 min pour over sugar and mix until dissolved.
• Pour 1 and 3/4 cup of syrup into 2 quart container and add enough water to make 2 quarts of tea. Store syrup in fridge up to 2 weeks.

SIMPLE SYRUP FOR ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small pan. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Let cool.

MINT SIMPLE SYRUP FOR SWEET TEA

Steps:

• Heat sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil. Stir in mint. Remove from heat, and let stand 30 minutes. Pour through a fine sieve into an airtight container; discard mint. Let cool completely. Syrup can be refrigerated up to 1 month. Serve with additional mint sprigs, if desired.