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A person places red ice cubes into a glass beverage dispenser filled with a dark drink, perhaps preparing a refreshing Peach Iced Tea Recipe. Cream-colored balloons and flowers are in the background, and a small sign sits on the counter.

Peach Iced Tea Recipe with Peaches Promenade and Brown Sugar Simple Syrup

Servings: 2 Gallons
Prep Time: 15 minutes
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Ingredients Instructions Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz. Peaches Promenade loose leaf tea
  • tea bags
  • cold filtered water
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup brown sugar

Equipment

  • 1 2-gallon-sized dispenser with lid

Instructions
 

  1. Divide the Peaches Promenade loose leaf tea into tea bags; we used 8 bags of 1.5 oz each.
  2. Fill the dispenser with 2 gallons of cold filtered water. Hang the tea bags along the side of the dispenser in the water; be sure to keep the open tops of the bags secured with the dispenser’s lid to avoid spilling the loose leaves into the water directly. Refrigerate overnight for 12 hours.
  3. Bring water and sugar to a simmer in a medium saucepan on medium-high heat, stirring frequently for about 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Let cool before refrigerating overnight.
  4. Remove tea bags after 12 hours. For sweetened tea, stir the brown sugar simple syrup directly into the tea, or serve on the side.

Notes

St. James Iced Tea Secret:

Wondering about the color of the ice cubes in the photo? We made the ice cubes out of the same tea we iced! This is one of our oldest tricks to keep your tea from watering down with normal ice cubes. Brew hot tea for the ice cubes at least one night before. Let the tea cool before pouring into ice cube trays. Put your trays in the freezer until your ice cubes are frozen and ready to serve.
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