1️⃣ Classic Sweet Tea
Ingredients
8 cups water
4 black tea bags
1 cup sugar (adjust to taste)
Ice
Lemon slices
Instructions
Bring 4 cups water to a boil.
Remove from heat and steep tea bags for 5–7 minutes.
Remove tea bags and stir in sugar until dissolved.
Add remaining 4 cups cold water.
Chill completely.
Serve over ice with lemon slices.
2️⃣ Strawberry Sweet Tea
Ingredients
8 cups prepared sweet tea
2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
2 tbsp sugar
Ice
Mint leaves
Instructions
Toss strawberries with sugar and let sit 15 minutes.
Lightly mash to release juices.
Stir strawberries and juice into chilled sweet tea.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Serve over ice and garnish with mint.
3️⃣ Peach Mango Sweet Tea
Ingredients
8 cups prepared sweet tea
1 cup diced peaches
1 cup diced mango
Ice
Mint leaves
Instructions
Add peaches and mango to a pitcher.
Pour chilled sweet tea over fruit.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour for flavor infusion.
Serve over ice with extra peach slices.
4️⃣ Pineapple Sweet Tea
Ingredients
8 cups prepared sweet tea
1½ cups pineapple chunks
½ cup pineapple juice
Ice
Mint leaves
Instructions
Add pineapple chunks and juice to a pitcher.
Pour in sweet tea and stir.
Chill for 1 hour.
Serve over ice with pineapple garnish.
5️⃣ Ginger Lemon Sweet Tea
Ingredients
8 cups prepared sweet tea
2-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
2 tbsp lemon juice
Ice
Mint leaves
Instructions
Simmer ginger in 1 cup water for 10 minutes.
Cool and strain.
Add ginger tea, lemon juice, and lemon slices to sweet tea.
Chill completely.
Serve over ice.
6️⃣ Watermelon Sweet Tea
Ingredients
8 cups prepared sweet tea
2 cups watermelon cubes
2 tbsp lemon juice
Ice
Mint leaves
Instructions
Blend 1 cup watermelon until smooth.
Strain if desired.
Stir puree and lemon juice into sweet tea.
Add remaining watermelon cubes.
Chill and serve over ice.
7️⃣ Cherry Sweet Tea
Ingredients
8 cups prepared sweet tea
1½ cups cherries, pitted and halved
¼ cup cherry juice
Ice
Mint leaves
Instructions
Add cherries and cherry juice to a pitcher.
Pour in chilled sweet tea.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Serve over ice with extra cherries.
8️⃣ Apple Cinnamon Sweet Tea
Ingredients
8 cups prepared sweet tea
1 apple, thinly sliced
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tbsp lemon juice
Ice
Mint leaves
Instructions
Add apple slices and cinnamon sticks to a pitcher.
Pour in sweet tea and stir in lemon juice.
Refrigerate 1–2 hours.
Serve over ice with cinnamon sticks and apple slices.
Tip: For all flavors, use the same sweet tea base and simply add the fruit or flavorings. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving for the best flavor. 🍹🧋
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