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A glass beverage dispenser filled with strawberry oolong iced tea and lemon slices, inspired by a refreshing Strawberry Iced Tea Recipe, sits on a wooden table next to a stack of clear cups and a vase of light green flowers.

Strawberry Iced Tea Recipe with St. James Strawberry Oolong and Strawberry Simple Syrup

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

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz. of our St. James Strawberry Oolong loose leaf tea
  • tea bags
  • cold filtered water
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup strawberries

Equipment

  • 1 2-gallon-sized dispenser with lid

Instructions
 

  1. Divide the St. James Strawberry Oolong 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, sugar, and strawberries to a simmer in a medium saucepan on medium-high heat, stirring frequently for about 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Strain out remaining strawberry pieces. Let cool before refrigerating overnight.
  4. Remove tea bags after 12 hours. For sweetened tea, stir the strawberry 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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