Cranberry Iced Tea Recipe
Learn how to make cranberry iced tea with this easy 4 ingredient recipe. This recipe features fresh or frozen cranberries, a bit of sugar, and classic black tea. It only takes a few simple ingredients to make this delicious and refreshing cranberry ice tea!
Equipment
- Ecovibe Bamboo Fiber Straws Disposable Straws bamboo Fiber Degradable Disposable Straws（100 Pcs）
- Mason Jars
- Glass Water Pitcher with Spout
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Fresh or Frozen Cranberries
- 2 Black Tea bags or 8 regular sized tea bags
- 9 cups Filtered Water divided
- 1 cup Sugar
Instructions
- Add tea bags to a large jar such as a mason jar and pour over 8 cups of cool water. Secure a fitted lid on the jar and refrigerate for 8-12 hours. Steeping the tea overnight is a great idea.
- Once the tea has finished steeping, remove the tea bags and squeeze out any liquid from them.
- Prepare cranberries by giving them a light rinse and sorting out any spoiled fruit.
- Add cranberries to a small pot with sugar and 1 cup of water. Cook over low heat allowing the sugar to dissolve and all the ingredients to infuse together. Cook until the cranberries have popped.
- Let the cranberry simple syrup cool enough to handle before straining out the pulp. Allow the cranberry syrup to completely cool before using it in the tea.
- Add prepared tea and homemade cranberry simple syrup to a large pitcher and stir until combined.
- Add optional lemon and/or orange slices to flavor and garnish.
Notes
- Use fresh or frozen cranberries.
- This is a great make-ahead drink recipe. I suggest making the day before and storing the prepared tea and cranberry simple syrup separately.
- Garnish with citrus slices such as orange or lemon.
- If you love and prefer green tea, consider substituting the black tea with green tea.
- While cranberry juice is sometimes used for flavoring, I prefer making my own cranberry simple syrup. It’s full of flavor and so easy to make!
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