Killer Sweet Tea
- 5m Prep Time
- 12m Cook Time
- 17m Ready In
A classic Southern sweet tea, steeped with black tea bags and sweetened with sugar, served over ice. Perfect for hot summer days.
Ingredients
- 710 ml water
- 3 tea bags (black tea or flavored)
- 177 ml granulated sugar
- 1.42 L cold water
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
Estimated based off 4 of 4 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).
Vitamins & minerals
- Calcium: 11 mg
- Iron: 0.17 mg
- Magnesium: 5 mg
- Phosphorus: 20.5 mg
- Potassium: 35.5 mg
- Zinc: 0.43 mg
Let's Prepare
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- 710 ml water
- 3 tea bags (black tea or flavored)
- 177 ml granulated sugar
- 1.42 L cold water
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Once boiling, add 3 tea bags (black tea or flavored), reduce heat to low, and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove the saucepan from heat, cover with a lid, and let the tea steep for 10 minutes.
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Step 2.
After steeping, remove the tea bags from the saucepan, squeezing them gently to extract excess liquid. Add ¾ cup granulated sugar to the warm tea and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
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Step 3.
Pour the sweetened tea concentrate into a 1-gallon pitcher or jar. Add 6 cups of cold water and stir to combine. Fill the pitcher with ice cubes to chill and serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve.