BOBBER'S NOT TOO SWEET RASPBERRY ICE TEA

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I LOVE raspberry iced tea when it's not too sweet... this is the result of my tweaking efforts during the summer of 2010... Enjoy! This recipe requires a clean 1 gallon non-reactive container for storage.

Provided by Bobber1234

Categories     Beverages

Time 30m

Yield 1 Gallon, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

9 tea bags (9 regular size or 3 family size hot brew tea bags, I prefer Lipton)
1 cup sugar (heaping)
1 quart boiling water
3 quarts cold water (or ice and water)
3/8 cup raspberry flavored syrup (I use a brand named DaVinci)

Steps:

  • Boil 1 quart of water, remove from heat, add tea bags and steep for 20 minutes.
  • While tea is steeping, place sugar in 1 gallon container.
  • After steeping is complete, drain tea bags back into tea and discard bags.
  • Add hot steeped tea to sugar in 1 gallon container and stir well (until all the sugar dissolves).
  • Add about 3 quarts of cold/ice water to 1 gallon container, (leave a little room for the syrup) -- stir well.
  • Last, add 3/8 cup raspberry syrup to entire mixture and stir well. (Adding the syrup to the 1 quart of concentrated hot tea earlier results in a slight bitterness I did not like).
  • Place in refrigerator until well chilled, serve over ice -- Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 77.4, Sodium 7.6, Carbohydrate 20, Sugar 20

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