Better Sweet Tea
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
3 cups water6 tea bags1 lemon3/4 cups sugar1/3 pitcher of ice3 (or more) cups water1 pitcher
1. Bring the initial 3 cups of water to a boil.
2. Let the tea bags sit in the water as it boils.
3. Remove water from the stove and allow the tea to steep for 10 minutes.
4. While the tea is steeping, cut the lemon into slices and squeeze its juices into the pitcher.
5. Put the remains of the lemon slices into the bottom of the pitcher.
6. Fill 1/3 of the pitcher with ice.
7. Pour the sugar into the pitcher over the ice.
8. When the tea is finished steeping, remove the tea bags and pour the tea into the pitcher over the other ingredients.
9. Fill the rest of the pitcher with cold water.
10. Stir until the ice is pretty much melted.
11. Mmmm!
Serving Size: makes 6 (or more) servings depending on the size of your pitcher
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TARAH85.
2. Let the tea bags sit in the water as it boils.
3. Remove water from the stove and allow the tea to steep for 10 minutes.
4. While the tea is steeping, cut the lemon into slices and squeeze its juices into the pitcher.
5. Put the remains of the lemon slices into the bottom of the pitcher.
6. Fill 1/3 of the pitcher with ice.
7. Pour the sugar into the pitcher over the ice.
8. When the tea is finished steeping, remove the tea bags and pour the tea into the pitcher over the other ingredients.
9. Fill the rest of the pitcher with cold water.
10. Stir until the ice is pretty much melted.
11. Mmmm!
Serving Size: makes 6 (or more) servings depending on the size of your pitcher
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TARAH85.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 101.5
- Total Fat: 0.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 2.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 27.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
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