Texas Tea is a wonderful, fresh recipe to have in your collection for a luncheon or party. I love it's bright red color, hint of mint, and the sweet and sour combo of lemon and pineapple. Perfect any time of year!
½cupsugaror cut in half, or even omit; I use all natural cane sugar
3quartsfiltered waterthat's 12 cups
3Tazo Passion tea bagsother herbal fruity teas may be substituted
8Black Tea bagssubstitute with 2 family sized tea bags, decaf may be used
4sprigs of mint
1 ½cupspineapple juice
6ozcan frozen lemonadethawed (I can never find 6 oz, buy 12 oz and freeze leftovers)
Icelemon slices and mint sprigs for serving (optional)
Instructions
Bring the sugar (optional) and water to a boil, whisking to combine until sugar is dissolved. Boil 5 minutes, remove from heat. If not using sugar, just bring to boil.
Add mint sprigs, herbal berry tea bags, black tea bags. Cover and let steep/stand for 5 minutes.
Remove tea bags and mint from tea using a sieve. Add lemonade concentrate and pineapple juice. Stir and chill.
Serve over ice, garnish with a lemon slice and a mint sprig.
Notes
If you'd like your tea even less sweet, reduce your sugar by half, or remove sugar all-together!OVER 21 | Make into an adult drink by adding a shot of your favorite flavored vodka, give Deep Eddy's Grapefruit or Lemon vodka a try.