Southern Peach Sweet Tea
My Southern peach sweet tea takes only a few minutes to whip up from scratch - no syrup making needed. Each sip is refreshing, filled with fresh peach flavor, and the perfect amount of sweet tea. This is a favorite in our house during peach season!
Ingredients
- 8 cups water
- 3 Family-sized black tea bags (or 12 regular-sized: 4 regular = 1 family) (Luzianne is what I use)
- 3/4 cup cane sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (lightly packed)
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 4 fresh peaches (about 4 cups)
Instructions
- Add 4 cups of water and all 3 tea bags to a medium-sized pot. Bring to a slight boil, then immediately take off the heat. While the water is heating, occasionally move the tea bags around, up and down, gently.
- After you take it off the heat, let the bags seep for 5 minutes (again moving around occasionally, up and down), then remove them. Do not squeeze the bags.
- Add cane sugar, brown sugar, and baking soda to the pot and stir until dissolved. Set aside.
- Remove the pit and slice peaches into chunks, size doesn't matter. No need to remove the peel.
- Place the peach chunks into a blender or food processor with 4 cups of water. Blend until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Strain peach juice with a fine mesh strainer into the pot of tea. Stir to combine.
- Pour into a pitcher and refrigerate until chilled. You can also serve it right away over ice but it tastes best after refrigerating for a few hours. Next day is even better!
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Notes
You can double this as many times as you’d like.
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