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Raspberry Iced Tea

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This raspberry iced tea recipe is perfect for hot summer days. It is both sweet and fruity and will definitely keep you refreshed.
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Table of Contents
  1. Raspberry Iced Tea Ingredients
  2. Substitutions And Additions
  3. How To Make This Raspberry Iced Tea Recipe
  4. How To Serve This Flavored Iced Tea Recipe
  5. Storage
  6. Frequently Asked Questions
  7. More Recipes You’ll Love
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Iced tea is the perfect drink on a hot summer day, and this refreshing raspberry iced tea recipe will definitely hit the spot. This is one of our favorite flavored iced tea recipes—both sweet and fruity.

close up shot of glasses of Raspberry Iced Tea garnished with lemon slices and raspberries and served with a straw

Raspberry Iced Tea Ingredients

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Raspberry iced tea is a refreshing beverage that is perfect for any occasion.

Its taste can be described as a delightful blend of sweet and tart flavors that leave a pleasantly fruity aftertaste.

The natural sweetness of raspberries adds a delicious touch to the traditional iced tea recipe.

You’ll need:

  • 10 cups of water, divided into 6 cups for the tea bags, 2 cups for the berries, and 2 cups of cold water)
  • 8 family-size tea bags, tags removed (orange and black pekoe blend)
  • 1¼ cups of sugar (an additional ¼ to ½ cup of sugar may be added for a sweeter tea)
  • 12-ounce bag of frozen raspberries (24 to 30 frozen berries reserved for garnish)
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon juice

PRO TIP:

You can adjust the number of tea bags to vary the strength of your tea. For a stronger tea, add an extra tea bag and steep for an extra five minutes.

Substitutions And Additions

TEA: Typically, I tend to use an orange and black pekoe blend tea in this refreshing drink recipe. You can use caffeinated or decaffeinated tea.

If you’re looking to add something a little extra to your tea, you could use a flavored tea bag.

For example, if you used peach-flavored tea, you could have raspberry peach iced tea! It can be fun to get creative with this.

RASPBERRIES: I used frozen raspberries in creating this easy recipe, and it turned out so delicious!

You could also use fresh raspberries as well, and it would be just as good. Just be sure to freeze some of the fresh raspberries to use when serving your tea.

FRUIT: You could also use a different type of fruit in place of raspberries if you prefer. Peach, blueberry, orange, or strawberry-flavored iced teas tend to be some of the most popular.

You will want to follow the directions above using fresh or frozen fruit to make your flavored tea!

How To Make This Raspberry Iced Tea Recipe

We’ll walk you through the quick steps to make raspberry iced tea, and in no time, you’ll have a refreshing drink to enjoy.

STEP ONE: Bring six cups of water to a boil.

STEP TWO: Add the tea bags to the water. Remove from the heat and steep for five to seven minutes.

PRO TIP:

The amount of time you steep your tea depends on how strong you like it. Let it steep longer for a stronger tea.

tea bags in a pot of hot water

STEP THREE: Remove the tea bags.

tea bags being removed from a pot of hot water

STEP FOUR: Add the sugar to the hot tea mixture and stir to dissolve.

sugar poured into the pot hot tea

STEP FIVE: Pour the hot tea mixture into a pitcher and add two cups of cold water and lemon juice.

ingredients being poured into the hot tea

STEP SIX: Bring the remaining two cups of water to a low boil.

STEP SEVEN: Add the frozen berries, minus the berries for garnish.

frozen berries in a pot

STEP EIGHT: Simmer the berries for five minutes.

berries being simmered in a pot

STEP NINE: Pour the berry juice through a screen sieve into the tea mixture.

raspberry juice being poured through a sieve into the tea mixture

STEP TEN: Chill in the refrigerator until cool.

Raspberry Iced Tea being poured into a glass of lemon slices and berries

STEP ELEVEN: Serve over ice with the reserved berries for garnish! And enjoy!

How To Serve This Flavored Iced Tea Recipe

The delightful raspberry flavor of this homemade drink will pair well with a grilled summer meal.

Serve it with our grilled chicken, bowtie pasta salad, and grilled corn on the cob.

Looking for something sweet? A classic choice is a warm scone with a dollop of raspberry jam.

A couple more of our raspberry-flavored recipes include our raspberry freezer jam, which is the perfect addition to toast, and our raspberry lemonade, another tasty drink.

Storage

Here’s how you can store this delightful beverage to maintain its taste and quality.

MAKE AHEAD: If you’d like to prepare raspberry iced tea ahead of time, you can do so by following the recipe up until the point of adding ice and fresh raspberries.

Once the tea has cooled down to room temperature, transfer it to an airtight container and refrigerate.

When you’re ready to serve, simply add ice cubes and fresh raspberries to each glass.

This make-ahead option allows you to save time and still enjoy a chilled glass of raspberry iced tea.

IN THE FRIDGE: Be sure to use any leftover iced tea in the refrigerator. Generally speaking, for the best flavor, you’ll want to drink your raspberry iced tea within one day.

But, it will stay good in the fridge for up to 3 to 4 days.

You can also store any unused raspberry syrup in the refrigerator in a jar for up to a month.

Just be sure not to add any extra fruit to the syrup to prevent fermentation or gas build-up.

IN THE FREEZER: This drink is best served right away, and we don’t recommend freezing it.

close up shot of glasses of Raspberry Iced Tea garnished with lemon slices and raspberries and served with a straw with a pitcher of raspberry iced tea

Our sweet and fruity raspberry iced tea is one of our favorite summer beverages. This flavored iced tea recipe makes it so simple to make raspberry sweet tea right from the comfort of home. We know you will enjoy it!

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use fresh raspberries instead of frozen ones for this recipe?

Either frozen or fresh berries would be perfectly fine to make this homemade iced tea.

What type of tea should I use?

This raspberry tea recipe uses an orange and black pekoe blend tea from Lipton, but you could experiment with your favorite tea flavor and brand.

What is a family-sized tea bag?

A family-sized tea bag equals 3 regular tea bags.

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Raspberry Iced Tea

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This raspberry iced tea recipe is perfect for hot summer days. It is both sweet and fruity and will definitely keep you refreshed.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 10 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 10 cups water (divided into 6 cups for the tea bags, 2 cups for the berries, and 2 cups of cold water)
  • 8 family-sized tea bags, tags removed
  • cups sugar, additional ¼ to ½ cup of sugar may be added for a sweeter tea
  • 12 ounces frozen raspberries, 24 to 30 frozen berries reserved for garnish
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Bring 6 cups of water to boil.
  • Add the tea bags to the water, remove the water from the heat, and steep for 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Remove the tea bags.
  • Add the sugar to the hot tea mixture and stir to dissolve.
  • Pour the hot tea mixture into a pitcher and add 2 cups of cold water and lemon juice.
  • Bring the remaining 2 cups of water to a low boil.
  • Add the frozen berries, minus the berries for garnish.
  • Simmer the berries for 5 minutes.
  • Pour the berry juice through a screen sieve into the tea mixture.
  • Chill in the refrigerator until cool.
  • Serve over ice with reserved berries for garnish.

Notes

  • You can adjust the number of tea bags to vary the strength of your tea. For a stronger tea, add an extra tea bag and steep for an extra five minutes.
  • The amount of time you steep your tea depends on how strong you like it. Let it steep longer for a stronger tea.

Nutrition

Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Robin says

    Hello, I only have a single serving tea bags,would I just double them? Does this work with green tea also? Your tea sounds wonderfully delicious,as we have many raspberries in the summer time. Going to definitely try this! Thank you!

  2. Alyssa says

    This looks amazing! I just was wondering what kind of tea are you using? Black tea? Or raspberry tea?

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