Best Sun Tea Recipes

SUN TEA

Steps:

• You will also need: 1 gallon container or jug, with a screw on lid.
• About 9am, fill your pitcher with the water, and tea bags.
• The reason for the screw on top, is so that ants don't get to the tea.
• Let the tea sit in the sun for most of the day, a prime full sun location is best.
• When bringing the tea in, boil one cup, and then mix it with the sugar (but, in the summer, the heat from outside can be enough to dissolve the sugar).
• Boiling the cup of tea only helps to make dissolving the sugar easier.
• Combine the sugar, tea, and more water to make one gallon.
• Serve with thick 1 1/2" wedges of lemon.
• It usually takes 4-6 hours of being in the sun, in order to steep.
• You can eye ball the tea, and bring it in, after the tea looks dark enough.
• Since the tea is best served cold, put it in the fridge right away.
• It does not last as long as boiled tea for some reason.
• And I usually leave the tea bags in the jug until the tea is gone.
• Then, I take the tea bags and sprinkle them in my flower garden, or over my roses.

CLASSIC ICED SUN TEA

Steps:

• Pour water over tea, and steep in bright sunlight until rich brown and translucent but not cloudy, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Strain. Serve over ice with garnish.

SUN-BREWED MINT TEA

Steps:

• Pour the water into a large glass container with a lid. Stir in honey until dissolved.
• Zest the lemon, being careful not to include any white pith, and juice the lemon. Combine the zest and juice with the honey water mixture.
• Hold a bunch of mint in one hand; use your other hand to twist and squeeze the leaves, slightly bruising them to release their fragrance and oils. Immerse the bunches in the water mixture. Cover the container and place in direct sunlight for two hours. Remove the mint leaves, shake, and serve over ice in tall glasses, garnished with a mint sprig.

SOLAR-POWERED, SUN-BREWED ICED TEA

Steps:

• *Early in the day*: fill a gallon jar with water, tea bags and honey; cover and place jar out in a sunny spot.
• Remove from outdoors, shake jug to be sure the honey is well-mixed; remove tea-bags (these can go in the compost).
• Place jar in fridge to chill (well, duh!).
• Serve over ice cubes or just chilled.
• VARIATIONS: If you're using unflavored tea bags, you can add a flavor by adding several (or fewer) drops of your favorite flavoring extracts to the finished tea: raspberry, orange, blackberry or a combination.
• MONEY-SAVING HINT: Leave the honey out and let everyone add their own sugar when they're served.

BREWED SUN TEA

Steps:

• Place the tea in a lidded jar that will hold at least one gallon. Fill the jar with a gallon of water, and tighten the lid.
• Place the jar in a sunny spot outdoors, and allow the tea to brew for 4 hours.

ICED SUN TEA

Steps:

• Remove any tags from the tea bags (prevents dye from leeching into the tea) and place them in the bottom of a clear, glass, 1/2 gallon pitcher.
• Fill with cold water , add lemon and lime and cover with plastic wrap or lid (keeps gnats and other creepies out).
• Place outdoors in the sun (can do out of the sun as well, but takes just a bit longer).
• Allow to brew for 5-6 hours or until it is as dark as you like (warmer weather brews it faster).
• Remove tea bags and fruit and serve tea over ice, sweetened with honey if desired (mix it in while tea is warm).
• Tea will keep about 6 hours, after which the quality decreases rapidly.

SUNSATIONAL SUN-BREWED ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place 2 quarts water in a large clear pitcher.
• Add 6 large mint sprigs, crushed.
• Add 1/4 cup sugar.
• Add 6-7 tea bags.
• Cover pitcher and let stand in sun 2 to 4 hours.
• Remove tea bags.
• Serve over ice, garnished with additional mint sprigs, if desired.
• Refrigerate tea up to 3 days, if it lasts that long.

HERBAL SUN TEA

Steps:

• Place tea and lemon verbena or mint on a square of cheesecloth. Tie into a bundle with kitchen twine. Place tea bag in a large glass jar, and add water. Cover, and steep in direct sunlight for 2 hours.
• Strain tea, and discard solids. Stir in honey or sugar. Serve immediately, or refrigerate up to 3 days.

ICED CITRUS SUN TEA

Steps:

• To make the tea:
• Fill an ice-cube tray with orange juice and freeze, uncovered, until solid, about 4 hours. Orange ice cubes may be made 1 week ahead and kept frozen in a plastic bag.
• In a pitcher combine tea bags and water and let tea stand at room temperature 4 hours.
• Remove tea bags and chill tea, covered, until cold, about 30 minutes.
• Cut half of lemon and lime into slices and squeeze remaining halves into tea. Stir syrup and all fruit slices into tea. Serve tea over orange juice ice cubes in tall glasses.
• To make the simple 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.

EARTH'S HERBAL SUN TEA

Steps:

• In the morning, place herbs in a glass mason jar.
• Add water and cap tightly.
• Set out in the sun in a nice warm spot, and let steep for the entire day.
• Once the sun goes down, strain and serve.

SUN TEA WITH MINT

Steps:

• Combine water, tea bags, rind, and mint leaves in a glass pitcher and set in sun for 6 to 8 hours.
• No time? Boil water, add ingredients and steep for 5 minutes.
• Refrigerate until chilled and serve over ice; garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

SWEET SUN TEA

Steps:

• Wash a clear, glass pitcher in hot, soapy water and dry thoroughly. Place the tea bags in the pitcher and add the filtered water. Set in the full sun until the tea is nicely dark, 1 to 2 hours. Remove and discard the tea bags.
• Add 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Taste and continue to add honey and sugar until the tea reaches the desired sweetness.
• Add the lemon slices to the tea and serve over ice. If not serving immediately, store in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days.
• From Aunt Elsa's Kitchen
• Just float the lemon slices in the tea; don't squeeze the lemon juice into the full batch. The lemon juice alters the balance and acidity of the tea causing it to taste "off." Of course, once the sweet tea is served, folks can squeeze the lemon into their own glasses if they'd like.

SUN TEA

Steps:

• 1. Place four family sized tea bags in one gallon container of water. (Glass works best).
• 2. Sit the covered container in the son for 2 - 3 hours.
• 3. Sweeten as usual when you bring it inside. Serve over ice and enjoy.

SWEET SUN TEA

Steps:

• Remove the paper tabs from tea bags. Tie all the tea bag strings together, throw into glass container.
• Add 1 cup sugar to glass container. Fill container with water within 2" of top. Shake container to dissolve the sugar.
• Place in a sunny spot outside.
• Do your chores or play, come back later, add ice cubes.
• Pour into tall glass with slice of lemon or whatever.

STRAWBERRY JASMINE SUN TEA

Steps:

• 1. Wash strawberries and mint. Chop leaves/tops off strawberries and cut them in half.
• 2. In large pot, use some of the water to boil strawberries and mint. Reduce, add honey and mix well, and let simmer for about 25 - 30 minutes, until the strawberries lose most of their color.
• 3. In the meantime, wash thoroughly the beverage container you will be leaving out in the sun.
• 4. Pour everything, strawberries and all, into the clear beverage dispenser (glass is best to use, I think). Add the rest of the water (room temp), and the jasmine tea bags.
• 5. Leave container out in the sun for about 4 hours (less time if you are making smaller quantity).
• 6. Serve over ice, add sugar if you wish, garnish with orange or lemon and enjoy!

PERFECT SUN TEA RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Begin by turning the faucet on and letting the water run until it gets really hot. Then fill up the container that is being used to make the tea. When the jug is filled, pour in one cup of sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the eight tea bags. To make the tea flavored use four regular tea bags and 4 flavored ones. Mixing the two keeps the flavor from being too strong. And now for the biggest secret to my sun tea....I don't typically use sun. I began making this tea a few years ago in the winter. I had to use the hot water to make the tea. If the idea seems a little strange to you, go ahead and stick the jar outside! Leave the tea sit for two to three hours depending on how strong you want it. Pour the tea over some ice and add a lemon slice if you'd like. Refrigerate the remaining tea.

STRAWBERRY MINT SUN TEA

Steps:

• Place the cold water in a large clear glass pitcher or jar.
• Add the tea bags and the mint leaves.
• Cover with a small dish towel or washcloth, large enough to keep debris and bugs out.
• Place the tea in direct sunlight for 4 to 5 hours.
• Divide the strawberries and ice between six tall glasses.
• Discard the tea bags and mint.
• Sweeten to taste with sugar or honey.
• Pour the tea into the glasses and serve. Enjoy!

BLACKBERRY SUN TEA

Steps:

• 1. Using a large glass container (not plastic!), add the tea bags and blackberries to the three quarts of water. Cover container well and set in an area will it will receive at least 3-5 hours of continuous sunlight.
• 2. Once brewed, remove tea bags, top with cold water and serve over ice. For sweet tea, stir in a little simple syrup.
• 3. Simple syrup is made with equal parts sugar and water and very easy to make. Once made, it will keep in a glass bottle in the refrigerator for months, so go ahead and whip up a batch to have on hand. Bring water to a boil and stir in sugar until dissolved then remove from heat and cool. Refrigerate until needed.

SUN TEA AKA SOLAR TEA

Steps:

• Use good quality tea bags. Fill gallon jar with cold water. Place tea bgs in jar, cover, and set in sun to brew. If you like a lot of lemon flavor you can add a slice of lemon to the water. Allow tea to sun brew for 3-4 hours. When tea looks dark enough for your taste remove tea bags. Place jar in refrigerator to cool. Serve with ice and lemon and/or sugar to suit your taste.

SUN TEA WITH MINT

Steps:

• Combine water, tea bags, rind, and mint leaves in a glass pitcher and set in sun for 6 to 8 hours. (No time? Boil water, add ingredients and steep for 5 minutes.) Refrigerate until chilled and serve over ice; garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.