Southern Peach Sweet Tea
This really is the best southern peach sweet tea recipe! It only takes a few minutes to whip up - no syrup making needed. Each sip is refreshing, filled with fresh peach flavor, and the perfect amount of sweet tea. During peach season, you'll make this tea time and time again. I hope you love it just as much as we do!
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
This recipe was developed from scratch in my kitchen by me, Molly LaFontaine, and tested many times to ensure success. Just like all of my recipes on Plum Branch Home. They're created with purpose, cherished in our own home, and developed with my experiences, trial and error, and skills. NEVER AI (artificial intelligence).