Best Oh So Easy Sweet Tea Recipes

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SMOOTH SWEET TEA



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Southern sweet tea, perfect for hot summer days!

Provided by cookincode3

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Tea     Iced Tea Recipes

Time 3h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pinch baking soda
2 cups boiling water
6 tea bags
¾ cup white sugar
6 cups cool water

Steps:

  • Sprinkle a pinch of baking soda into a 64-ounce, heat-proof, glass pitcher. Pour in boiling water, and add tea bags. Cover, and allow to steep for 15 minutes.
  • Remove tea bags, and discard; stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour in cool water, then refrigerate until cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 72.6 calories, Carbohydrate 18.7 g, Sodium 41.3 mg, Sugar 18.7 g

OH-SO-EASY SWEET TEA



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This is a recipe for "the wine of the south", otherwise known as sweetened iced tea or "Sweet tea." Forget about waiting for a pot of water to boil, and then waiting for the tea to steep. It doesn't get any easier than this.

Provided by MaxBetta

Categories     Beverages

Time 6m

Yield 2 quarts, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

water
2 family-size tea bags
1 cup sugar
1 pinch baking soda

Steps:

  • Fill you're 10-12 cup coffee maker's pitcher with water and pour it in the machine.
  • Tear open 2 family size tea bags and put the tea in a coffee filter in your coffee machine's basket.
  • Turn on the machine and let it do all the work!
  • When all the tea has brewed, pour it into a 2-quart pitcher. Add the pinch of baking soda(to cut down on any bitterness) and the cup of sugar and stir until all the sugar is dissolved.
  • Cover and chill in the fridge or serve immediately in glasses filled with ice. Make sure there's a little plate of lemon slices available for anyone who prefers lemon in their tea.
  • You can make this with decaf tea, but it won't taste as good. Trust me, I've done it.
  • The baking soda may sound strange, but don't leave it out. It cuts down on the bitterness of the tea, making it more smooth.

DELICIOUS QUICK & EASY SOUTHERN SWEET TEA



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A delicious sweet tea recipe that I've been using for years. I always get compliments. It's super fast & super easy. This recipe is to make ONE GALLON.

Provided by The Dirty Kitchen

Categories     Beverages

Time 5m

Yield 1 gallon, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 family-size tea bags or 3 -4 regular tea bags
3 -4 cups sugar
hot water
cold water

Steps:

  • Place family size tea bag in a microwave safe container filled with water & microwave until it boils (approx. 4min for 4cups).
  • While that is going, in a gallon size pitcher, pour about 1 1/2 - 2 inches of sugar in the bottom. I usually eye it and it comes out perfect.
  • The microwave should be finishing up. Pour hot tea water into the pitcher over the sugar. The hot water dissolves the sugar granuals. Stir until completely dissolved. (If you have time, let sit in microwave for a while and steep even more. If you don't have time, that's cool too.).
  • Fill the rest with cold water & refrigerate.
  • Serve over ice. Enjoy!
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  • I, personally, don't put lemon in it because I find that lemon cuts the sugar & you have to use a whole lot more sugar for it to be southern "sweet".

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.1, Sodium 0.4, Carbohydrate 37.5, Sugar 37.4

SMOOTH SWEET TEA



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A pinch of baking soda eliminates bitterness in this smooth and easy-to-sip tea and it has just the right amount of sugar so it's not overly sweet. -kelseylouise, Taste of Home Community Member

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 15m

Yield 7 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups water
6 black tea bags
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup sugar
6 cups cold water

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. Discard tea bags., Sprinkle baking soda into a 2-qt. pitcher. Transfer tea to pitcher; stir in sugar. Add cold water. Refrigerate until chilled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 29mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

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