Best Sunnys Brooklyn Iced Tea Recipes

Refrigerator-Brewed Sweet Iced Tea image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Time 8h10m

Yield 2 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 5

Steps:

Fill a large pitcher with 2 quarts of cold water. Quarter orange, squeeze juice into pitcher as well as add the peels. Pit and cut plums into wedges and add to the pitcher. Cut the strings off the tea bags and mix the bags into the liquid. Let tea steep in the refrigerator 8 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally.
When ready, remove orange peel and tea bags from pitcher. To the tea, stir in sugar until it dissolves. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice from 1 half into the tea. Slice the other half into rounds and add to the tea. Serve over ice.

Sunny's Blueberry Thyme Infused Tea image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories beverage

Time 4h10m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pint blueberries
8 to 10 sprigs fresh thyme
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
4 cold brew tea bags
Sugar, honey or any other sweetener

Steps:

In a pitcher, add the blueberries, thyme, lemon zest and lemon juice. Muddle until the blueberries are mashed and everything smells like lemon and thyme. Add the cold brew bags and 6 cups water. Rest in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, stirring every hour.
Strain the tea through a sieve lined with a wet coffee filter or wet paper towels. Sweeten to taste and serve over ice.

Sunny's Chai Tea image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Time 5m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 black tea bags
8 black peppercorns
4 cloves
1/2 cup milk
Generous pinch pumpkin pie spice
2 cinnamon sticks, for garnish

Steps:

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add the tea bags, peppercorns and cloves and let steep for 5 minutes. Strain into 2 large mugs. Top with the milk and pumpkin pie spice. Garnish with the cinnamon sticks.