Gwynn Galvin of Swirls of Flavor is back this month with a refreshing drink to help kick off the summer. When you want a cup of delicious, sweet tea in the middle of a June afternoon, try whipping up her Strawberry Sweet Tea. With only a few ingredients, this cup of sweet tea can help you take advantage of all the rich fruit flavors the season has to offer.
Equipment:
Large glass measuring cup
Pitcher
Glasses with glass straws (optional)
Ingredients:
2 cups of boiling water
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups of strawberry simple syrup
6 tea bags
Ice
2 cups of cold water
Strawberry slices
Directions:
1. Make the tea: In a large measuring cup, combine boiling water and sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and squeeze any liquid from them back into the tea mixture, then discard the tea bags.
2. Add the flavoring: Stir in the strawberry syrup.
3. Cool it down: Add ice to a pitcher, then add the cold water, tea mixture, and strawberry slices. Pour into glasses over additional ice and garnish with fresh mint, if desired.
Tips and Extra Garnishes:
Don’t steep the tea bags longer than 5 minutes or the tea will tend to become bitter.
Add fresh berries, such as raspberries or blackberries to the pitcher of iced tea.
You can easily double this recipe to serve a crowd.