APRICOT ICED TEA

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Categories     Tea     Non-Alcoholic     Picnic     Backyard BBQ     Iced Tea     Apricot     Summer     Party     Gourmet     Drink

Yield Makes about 8 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 8

For the tea:
3 oranges pekoe tea bags
4 cups water
five 5 1/2-ounce cans apricot nectar (about 3 1/3 cups), chilled
1/2 cup chilled simple syrup, or to taste
For the simple syrup:
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups water

Steps:

  • To make the tea:
  • Put tea bags in a heatproof pitcher.
  • In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
  • Stir in nectar and syrup. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses.
  • To make the syrup:
  • In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Makes about 2 cups.

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