Pitcher and glasses of Peach Iced Tea
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Peach Iced Sweet Tea

Prep Time:

1 hour 15 minutes

Brew Time:

3–5 minutes

Yield:

1 quart

Rich, ripe peaches blended with freshly brewed Luzianne® Iced Sweet Tea and a hint of real lemon. Perfect with a platter of light luncheon sandwiches or a hearty fried chicken and biscuit dinner.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cold water, divided
  • 1 Luzianne® Family Size Iced Sweet Tea bag
  • 1 ¼ cup sliced fresh peaches or 1 (10-ounce) bag frozen sliced peaches, fully thawed
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Sprigs of thyme for garnish, optional

Directions

  1. Boil 2 cups water, remove from heat. In pitcher, pour boiled water over tea bag and steep 3-5 minutes; remove tea bag. Add 2 remaining cups water and chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
  2. In a blender, puree peaches and lemon juice until liquified. Strain the mixture to remove peach solids.
  3. Add peach liquid to pitcher of tea and stir thoroughly. Pour into ice-filled glasses, garnish and serve. Add an additional squeeze of lemon, if desired.