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Slightly Sweet Tea

Southern Living
Slightly Sweet Tea
Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey
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Prep: 10 min., Cook: 5 min., Steep: 10 min.

Yield: Makes about 2 qt. (serving size: 1 cup)

Ingredients

  • 4  cups  water
  • 7  green tea bags
  • 1/2  cup  honey
  • 4  cups  cold water
  • 1  navel orange, cut into wedges
  • 1  lime, cut into wedges

Preparation

1. Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan; add tea bags. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Cover and steep 10 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.

2. Stir in honey. Pour into a 2-qt. pitcher; stir in 4 cups cold water and orange and lime wedges. Serve over ice.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Bigelow Green Tea.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
68
Fat:
0.0g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)
Protein:
0.1g
Carbohydrate:
18.6g
Fiber:
0.3g
Cholesterol:
0.0mg
Iron:
0.1mg
Sodium:
1mg
Calcium:
4mg
Southern Living, APRIL 2009