Sweet Peach Iced Tea

This refreshing sweet peach iced tea can be enjoyed year round by using frozen or fresh peaches, honey, and sugar to create a sweet peach syrup to pair with delicious iced tea.

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Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Servings4 (1 quart tea + 2 cups peach syrup)

Sweet peach iced tea is a summer favorite, and for good reason. This Southern treat combines the delicious taste of ripe peaches with iced tea for a refreshing drink the whole family will love.

Sweet Peach Iced Tea Ingredients

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Sweet peach iced tea is a delightful combination of black tea and peaches that’s been sweetened with sugar and honey.

With each sip, you’ll taste the subtle balance of the tea’s bitterness and the fruit’s natural sweetness, creating a refreshing and unique taste that’s perfect for relaxing and enjoying with friends or family.

You’ll need:

• 5 cups of cold water, divided into 4 cups and 1 cup
• 1 family-size tea bag (or 3 regular-sized tea bags—we used Lipton, but you can use any brand)
• ¾ cup of sugar
• ¾ cup of honey
• 2 cups of frozen peaches, thawed and pureed
• 2 cups of frozen peaches for serving (don’t thaw these!)

Substitutions And Additions

PEACHES: Fresh peaches can definitely be used in place of frozen ones. You can use them both for the pureed peaches and for serving or just for one part of the ingredients.

For the garnish, slice the peaches, put them on a parchment-lined pan, and freeze them until ready to serve. This keeps the flavor and shape perfectly.

TEA: You can use any tea you like for this recipe. Bagged teas can be easier to work with, but if you have a tea infuser and a favorite loose-leaf tea, there’s no reason you can’t try this instead.

HONEY: You can also leave out some of the peach syrup and add honey in its place. This will add sweetness to the drink but also add extra depth to the flavor. Just add the honey while the tea is hot.

MINT: Another fun ingredient to add is fresh mint. Muddle the leaves with the bottom of a rolling pin in the pitcher before adding the tea to release the oils, and then follow the recipe.

ALCOHOL: Add a shot of rum or vodka for a grown-up twist to your iced tea.

How To Make This Sweet Peach Iced Tea Recipe

Let’s walk through the simple steps to steeping the tea and adding the fruity peach flavor.

STEP ONE: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.

STEP TWO: Remove from the heat, add the teabag, and steep for 5 minutes.

STEP THREE: Pour the tea into a 2-quart pitcher, then set it aside.

STEP FOUR: Take a medium saucepan and combine the sugar, honey, and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved.

STEP FIVE: Add the pureed peaches and return to a low boil. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.

STEP SIX: Pour syrup through a fine-mesh strainer over a small bowl, pressing on the peaches to squeeze out the juice. Throw away the fruit pulp.

STEP SEVEN: Add the syrup to the peach tea, tasting it as you go to get the right sweetness.

Adding 1 to 2 cups of syrup to 4 cups of tea is usually nice and sweet, but you can add more or less as you like. For a single serving of 8 ounces of tea, add ¼ to ½ cup of syrup.

STEP EIGHT: To serve, divide the frozen peaches into four glasses, add ice cubes, and pour the hot tea over.

How To Serve This Recipe For Peach Tea

Add a slice of lemon to the rim of each glass as garnish and serve this delicious drink with a straw.

This is a lovely refreshing drink for a hot summer day. Enjoy a sweet treat on the side, such as our pineapple delight or lemon cheesecake bars.

Offer our homemade raspberry lemonade for those who want to stick to caffeine-free or don’t like iced tea.

If you find you have peaches left after making this simple tea, then why not try a classic peach cobbler? Or, if you are short on time, a peach dump cake or peach bread pudding is as quick and simple as cakes come!

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Storage

IN THE FRIDGE: You can store any unused peach syrup in the refrigerator in a mason 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: We don’t recommend freezing any of the components of this refreshing drink. Everything should be made and enjoyed fresh.

There’s no need to order out or purchase store-bought versions to enjoy delicious sweet peach iced tea. With this simple recipe of frozen peaches, sugar, honey, and tea, you can make it at home whenever you want—plus, it will always be just as sweet as you like it!

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This refreshing sweet peach iced tea can be enjoyed year round by using frozen or fresh peaches, honey, and sugar to create a sweet peach syrup to pair with delicious iced tea.

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4 (1 quart tea + 2 cups peach syrup)

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Ingredients

  

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• 5 cups water, divided into 4 cups and 1 cup
• 1 family-size tea bag (or 3 regular-size bags)
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¾ cup honey
• 2 cups frozen peaches, thawed and pureed (or 2 cups fresh peaches peeled and sliced)
• 2 cups frozen peaches, for serving (do not thaw, if using fresh, slice the peaches, lay them on a parchment-lined pan, and freeze until ready to serve)

Instructions

 

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
• Remove water from the heat, add the tea bag, and steep for 5 minutes.
• Pour the tea into a 2-quart pitcher. Set aside.

Peach Syrup

• In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, honey, and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Add the pureed peaches and return to a low boil. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Pour syrup through a mesh sieve held over a small bowl. Press on the peaches to squeeze out as much of the juice as possible. Discard the peach pulp.

Peach Iced Tea

• Add the syrup to the peach tea, taste-testing as you go until it reaches the desired sweetness.
• To serve, divide the frozen peaches between 4 glasses, add ice, and pour tea over the peaches and ice.
• Store any unused peach syrup in the refrigerator.

Notes

• Adding 1 to 2 cups of syrup to the 4 cups, or 1 quart, of tea yields a pleasantly sweet range, depending upon your taste. Should you wish to add the syrup to a single serving of 8 ounces of tea, add 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 cup of the syrup.
• The amount of time you steep your tea depends on how strong you like it. Let it steep longer for a stronger tea.
• If you have a French press, you could brew your tea in the press and when it comes time to strain tea leaves, or if your tea bags burst, you can push the plunger down to strain the tea leaves.
• Don’t be tempted to add the fruit to the pitcher but keep it in the glass bowl. Otherwise, the fruit will start to break down and make the tea cloudy and a bit mushy.

 

Nutrition

Calories: 398kcal | Carbohydrates: 105g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 326mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 103g | Vitamin A: 502IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg

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