Southern-Style Mint Sweet Tea
Serve this Southern-style mint sweet tea at a summertime garden party!
Sweet tea becomes a centerpiece of your table setting when served out of a beautiful Le Creuset stoneware pitcher. I love how the density of the stoneware keeps the tea ice cold between pours.
Ingredients
- Mint Sweet Tea
- 12 cups water
- 6 tea bags*
- 1 cup fresh peppermint leaves
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups water
- Garnish
- lemon slices
- mint sprigs
Instructions
- Bring the 12 cups of water just barely to a boil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Let stand until cool; remove tea bags.
- While tea is cooling prepare mint syrup: Place the mint, sugar, and 2 cups water in a small saucepan. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- Strain the sugar syrup into the cooled tea; refrigerate until cold. Pour cold tea into tall glasses with ice. Garnish with lemon slices and mint sprigs, if desired.
Notes
*Use tea that is not flavored; I just use plain Lipton tea bags.
Any one know why my tea comes out cloudy and dark? I keep the simple syrup in the fridge and my tea is just regular luzianne tea bags. Thanks!!
Are you completing dissolving the simple sugar?itll be completely clear when it’s dissolved and ready.