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Southern Sweet Tea

Course Drinks
Cuisine American, Southern
Keyword southern-sweet-tea-recipe, sweet-iced-tea
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Chill time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 96kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 quarts water
  • 4 family size tea bags (or 6-8 classic standard size tea bags)
  • 1-2 cups granulated sugar adjust amount to taste
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • lemon slices or wedges and fresh mint for serving

Instructions

  • In a 4 quart saucepan bring 1 quart of water to a rolling boil.
  • Remove from heat, add tea bags. Let stand and steep for 5-8 minutes.
  • Remove tea bags and discard. Add sugar and baking soda to hot tea, stir until sugar has completely dissolved.
  • Pour tea into pitcher adding remaining 3 quarts of water, stir well.
  • Chill for at least 4 hours, then enjoy poured over ice cubes with lemon wedges.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 25g | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg