Best Tarragon Spiked Lady Grey Iced Tea Recipes

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SPICED ICED TEA



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This was my mom's iced tea recipe, which had a special spot in our refrigerator on hot summer days. I remember it being served as a special treat for the men who were on hand during the hay harvest. -Ellen Carlton Mont Vernon, New Hampshire

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 2-4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups boiling water
4 tea bags
1 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
4 whole cloves
Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar
Ice cubes, fresh mint and lemon slices

Steps:

  • Pour boiling water into a heat-proof pitcher. Add the tea bags, cinnamon, cloves and sugar substitute; steep tea for 15 minutes., Discard the tea bags, cinnamon and cloves. Pour tea over ice in glasses; garnish with mint and lemon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 0 sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

SPICY-SPIKED ICED TEA



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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     beverage

Time 10m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 orange Pekoe tea bags
3 cups boiling water
5 to 6 cups of ice cubes, plus additional ice to serve
1/3 cup superfine sugar, plus more if desired
1 lemon, juiced
1 orange, juiced
1 cinnamon stick
10 whole cloves
8 (1 1/2-oz) shots of light rum
Lemon wedges, for garnish

Steps:

  • Place tea bags in a small bowl or large measuring cup/batter bowl. Add 3 cups boiling water and steep tea 5 minutes.
  • Fill a large pitcher with ice cubes, 5 to 6 cups. Pour sugar over ice. Add lemon and orange juice, cinnamon stick and cloves. Pour hot tea over ice and stir with wooden spoon until most of the ice dissolves and tea has been quick-cooled. Serve or chill until ready to serve.
  • When ready to serve, pour into a tall glass filled with more ice, a shot of light rum. Pour spicy iced tea through a strainer to remove the cinnamon, cloves and fruit pulp/pits. Fill glass with tea. Serve tea with extra sugar and lemon wedges.

EARL GREY ICED TEA



Earl Grey Iced Tea image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     beverage

Time 1h25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
5 cups water
5 Earl Grey tea bags
4 dried or fresh lemon slices, plus extra for garnish (see Cook's Note)
Ice
Sparkling water

Steps:

  • For the syrup: In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the sugar has dissolved, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool, about 20 minutes.
  • For the tea: In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the tea bags and lemon slices. Let the mixture cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Remove the tea bags and discard.
  • Pour the syrup and tea mixture into an ice-filled pitcher. Pour into glasses and add a splash of sparkling water. Garnish with lemon slices and serve.

TARRAGON-SPIKED LADY GREY ICED TEA



Tarragon-Spiked Lady Grey Iced Tea image

Just as a touch of bergamot brings hints of floral and citrus to the blend of teas in Earl Grey, the essence of Seville orange and lemon scents the Lady Grey brew. Here, lime and tarragon provide yet more layers of fresh flavor.

Provided by Melissa Roberts

Yield Makes about 8 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

Zest of 1 lime, removed in strips with a vegetable peeler
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cold water
1/2 cup packed fresh tarragon leaves
4 Lady Grey tea bags
8 cups boiling-hot water

Steps:

  • Cut off any white pith from zest. Bring zest, juice, sugar, and cold water to a boil, stirring, then let stand, uncovered, off heat 15 minutes.
  • Discard zest. Blend syrup with tarragon in a blender 30 seconds. Strain through a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel into a glass measure and cool completely.
  • Pour boiling-hot water over tea in a heatproof pitcher and let steep 6 minutes, then discard tea bags. Cool tea completely.Stir syrup into tea and chill at least 1 hour and up to 6 (cover tightly). Serve over ice.

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