Peach Iced Tea
Learn how to make a batch of Peach Iced Tea with homemade peach simple syrup. It makes the best peach sweet tea ever!
Servings: 8
Calories: 145kcal
Ingredients
Steeping Tea
- 4 family size tea bags
- 2 cups water
Peach Simple Syrup
- 6 fresh peaches
- 3 cups water
- 1 ½ cups sugar
Peach Iced Tea
- 8 cups water
- ice as needed
Instructions
Steeping Tea
- Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add 4 family size black tea bags or any type desired to the pan and take off of heat.
- Steep tea for 5 minutes, then put in the refrigerator to cool down to room temperature.
Peach Simple Syrup
- Dice 6 fresh peaches into chunks. Keep the peelings on because they add flavor to the recipe.
- Add the diced fruit to a skillet with 3 cups of water and 1 ½ cups of sugar. If you like less sugar, feel free to use whatever amount of sugar or artificial sweeteners you wish.
- Set the skillet on medium-high heat until it begins to boil. Let simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
- Turn heat off and break up the fruit with a potato masher or fork. This releases the best flavor, especially when using real fruit.
- Cover the skillet and let fruit set for 30 minutes, giving it a quick stir from time to time. At the end of 30 minutes, remove large chunks of fruit pulp with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl.
- Pour contents of the skillet into a colander or fine mesh strainer over a bowl. Pour the simple syrup into a jar or bottle and refrigerate until ready to use.
Peach Iced Tea
- Pour the tea from the refrigerator into a large pitcher or container. Add 8 cups of water and 1 cup of ice.
- Stir in at least 2 cups of the syrup and taste the tea to see if it needs more. I like to use all of the syrup in mine, which is usually about 3 cups.
- You’re sweetening about 1 gallon of tea and water, so you need more sweetener than you think. Refrigerate any remaining syrup to use later.
- Pour tea over tall glasses or mason jars filled with ice. Serve with a peach slice on the rim.
Notes
- Serve this drink in tall glasses that are rimmed with peach slices.
- Add a spoonful of fruit pulp to each glass and give it a stir.
- Add fresh herbs like basil, mint or rosemary as a garnish.
- Save the peach pulp to make other recipes like Peach Cobbler and Homemade Ice Cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 0.01g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 2mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.02mg