Best Iced Watermelon Lemon Tea Recipes

Berry, Melon and Mint Iced Tea image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Time 3h10m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 cups sugar
Three 3/4-ounce packages fresh mint, plus extra sprigs for serving
5 English Breakfast or Earl Grey tea bags
2 cups 1/2-inch cubed watermelon, plus extra for serving
16 strawberries, stemmed, halved, plus extra for serving
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
Pinch kosher salt
1 bottle chilled prosecco, optional
Ice cubes
One 1/2-pint container blackberries
Lemon wedges

Steps:

Bring 5 cups water and the sugar to a boil in a heavy large saucepan. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the mint. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tea bags. Let the tea steep for 10 minutes. Cool the tea to room temperature. Strain the tea into a large pitcher or bowl.
Blend the watermelon and strawberries until smooth in a blender. Stir the fruit mixture into the tea. Add the lemon juice, peppermint and salt. Chill the tea until very cold, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day. Before serving, add chilled prosecco if using.
Put a few ice cubes into each of the 6 glasses or water goblets. Add some watermelon, strawberries and the blackberries to each glass. Pour tea into each glass and garnish with mint sprigs and serve, passing lemon wedges.

Iced Watermelon-Lemon Tea image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 small watermelon (about 5 pounds), quartered lengthwise, flesh removed and cut into chunks, rind reserved
32 ounces half-and-half lemonade-with-tea

Steps:

Puree watermelon chunks in a blender until smooth. (You should have 4 cups.) Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 1 day ahead. When ready to serve, transfer to a pitcher; add lemonade-tea mixture. Stir to combine. Cut reserved rind into 1-inch wedges. To serve, fill glasses with ice; top with tea mixture. Garnish with watermelon wedges.

The Best Lemon Iced Tea image

Provided by WANDAREN

Time 1h5m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 green tea bags
4 orange pekoe tea bags
6 cups boiling water
1 cup white sugar
1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
½ lemon, juiced
10 cold water, or as needed

Steps:

Place green tea bags and black tea bags in a 1-gallon glass jar. Pour boiling water over tea bags; steep for 30 minutes.
Remove tea bags; stir in sugar and lemonade concentrate until dissolved. Fill jar to the top with cold water; stir in lemon juice. Chill in the refrigerator until cold. Serve over ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 98.6 calories, Carbohydrate 25.7 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 3.9 mg, Sugar 24.8 g