Sun Tea Recipe
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Learn how to make sun tea -- just like Grandma's!
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Ingredients
- ½ gallon (8 cups) water (use filtered or distilled water for safety)
- 2 family-size tea bags (I use Luzianne brand)
- Optional: sugar, honey, agave, or simple syrup to sweeten to taste
- Optional, for serving: ice; lemon wedges; mint leaves
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Instructions
- Place water in a glass pitcher or half-gallon mason jar. Add the tea bags and cover with a lid. Set the pitcher in the hot sun.
- Let the tea steep for 1-4 hours, until it reaches the desired strength.
- Add sweetener to taste, and then shake and stir to dissolve. For just a hint of sweetness, start with ¼ cup of sugar. For a sweeter tea, use ½ cup of sweetener (or more).
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Serve over ice and garnish with fresh lemon wedges or mint leaves.
Notes
- Use filtered or distilled water to avoid any potential bacteria in tap water.
- Use filtered or distilled water to avoid any potential bacteria in tap water.
- Check the tea regularly as it's sitting in the sun. On a hot day, it may be ready in as little as 1 hour.
- Check the tea regularly as it's sitting in the sun. On a hot day, it may be ready in as little as 1 hour.
- Do not leave the tea out in the sun for more than 4 hours.
- Do not leave the tea out in the sun for more than 4 hours.
- Wait to add the sweetener (or other garnishes) at the end. You can use a simple syrup, honey, agave, or granulated sugar.
- Wait to add the sweetener (or other garnishes) at the end. You can use a simple syrup, honey, agave, or granulated sugar.
- Refrigerate the tea as soon as it's done steeping.
- Refrigerate the tea as soon as it's done steeping.
- Garnish individual glasses to suit your taste. Try fresh mint leaves, fresh basil, fresh lemon slices, berries, or a splash of lemonade.
- Garnish individual glasses to suit your taste. Try fresh mint leaves, fresh basil, fresh lemon slices, berries, or a splash of lemonade.
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Serving
1cup unsweetened
Calories
0.003kcal
(0%)
Carbohydrates
0.001g
(0%)
Sodium
12mg
(1%)
Potassium
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 0003 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup unsweetened | |
| Calories | 0.003kcal | 0% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.001g | 0% |
| Sodium | 12mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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