Lemon Iced Tea Recipe | How To Make Lemon Iced Tea
This homemade lemon iced tea is refreshing and so easy to make. You only need some tea bags or tea leaves, water, sweetener of choice and of course some lemon to make this easy summer beverage!
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
Measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml
- 3-4 tea bags, refer notes if using tea leaves
- 3 cups water
- 3 tbsp sugar/ honey/ agave nectar adjust as per desired sweetness
- Mint leaves, as required
- 2 lemons
- Ice cubes, as required
Instructions
- Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Once it boils, take it off the heat, and place the tea bags in the hot water. Let it steep for 15-20 minutes, depending on how strong you like it. Remove the tea bags (do not squeeze the tea bags), and add sugar or agave nectar. Stir to dissolve and set aside until it reaches room temperature. If you want to use honey as a sweetener instead, add it when the tea is fairly warm, about 42 degrees C. taste and adjust sweetness with more sweetener if required.
- In the serving glass, squeeze juice of a lemon, add in some mint leaves, about 1/2 cup of ice cubes and some lemon slices/wedges
- Pour in the sweetened tea prepared in Step 1. Gently stir to incorporate all the flavors.
- Garnish with a slice of lemon.
Notes
- If you have tea leaves, then simply brew the tea leaves in hot water, as per desired strength, strain and then sweeten as mentioned above.
- For an unsweetened lemon iced tea recipe: Skip adding any sweetener.
- For a slight variation in this recipe, add about 1/4 to 1/2 inch ginger whilst boiling the water to make lemon ginger iced tea.