Lemon Iced Tea Recipe
Lemon Iced Tea is a refreshing summer beverage made by flavoring regular iced black tea with lime juice .
Servings 5 People
Calories 84kcal
Ingredients
- 1 litre water or 4 cups
- 2 tablespoon of Tea Powder
- ½ cup sugar or less as required
- 3 tablespoon lime juice
To assemble
- ice cubes as required
- 2-3 lime roundels ,slices , as required
- 2 mint sprigs , optional
Instructions
- In a saucepan, bring water to boil and switch off the flame.
- Add 2 tablespoon of black tea powder or 4 tea bags.
- Also add required amount of sugar. ½ cup to ⅓ cup of sugar will be sufficient. Add ⅓ cup of sugar initially and then adjust if required. If not sugar, you can use any other sweetener as an alternative.
- Stir well , cover and set aside for 5 minutes for steeping.
- After 5 minutes , add lime juice and stir well.
- Strain tea into a jar or pitcher.
- Let it cool down completely then store in a refrigerator.
To assemble
- Into a glass, add ice cubes as required, lime roundels and pour chilled tea.
- Garnish with mint leaves and lime rings and serve immediately.