Apple Iced Tea Recipe
Apple Iced Tea is a refreshing beverage flavoring regular iced tea with apple juice or apple soda. Here is how to make it.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon loose black tea leaves (chai patti) or 1 tea bag
- 10-12 mint leaves plus for garnishing
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 cup apple juice or apple-flavored soda
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- ice cubes as required
Instructions
- Add water, tea leaves, mint leaves, and sugar to a medium-sized saucepan and heat it over medium-high heat.
- Once the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and let the tea simmer for a minute.
- Remove the pan from the heat and strain the tea using a tea strainer in a measuring cup or a pitcher. Let it cool for 10 minutes.
- Fill 2 tall glasses with ice till the top. Add 4-5 mint leaves to each glass.
- Pour ½ cup apple juice (or apple soda) and ½ cup brewed tea over the ice in each glass.
- Add 1 teaspoon of lime juice into each glass and give a quick stir. Garnish the sweet apple tea with apple slices and lemon wedges. Serve immediately.
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Notes
You can add honey to the tea instead of sugar.
Sugar-free substitutes like stevia or monk fruit also work well in this recipe.
Add a splash of vodka, tequila, or white rum for an adult treat.
You can replace black tea with green tea or hibiscus tea.
Nutrition
Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 161mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 216IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.4mg
