Beverages
Lavender-Orange Iced Tea
Makes 8 servings
Lavender-Orange Iced Tea
Makes 8 servings
The flavors in this iced tea are reminiscent of Earl Grey, but with the additional freshness of your own orange juice. Adding a little milk or cream when serving makes it deliciously indulgent.
Nutritional information per serving: Calories 95 (0% from fat) carb. 25 g
pro. 0 g
fat 0 g
sat. fat 0 g
chol. 0 mg
sod. 1 mg
calc. 19 mg
fiber 0 g
pro. 0 g
fat 0 g
sat. fat 0 g
chol. 0 mg
sod. 1 mg
calc. 19 mg
fiber 0 g
Ingredients
- 12bags black tea (or ¼ cup loose tea
- leaves)
- 2tablespoons dried lavender
- 6cups water
- 1cup granulated sugar
- 1cup water
- 42-inch pieces orange peel
- 4juicing oranges
Preparation
- 1. Prepare the tea. Put the tea and lavender
- into a large pot. Bring 6 cups of water to a
- boil and pour over the tea/lavender. Steep
- for 5 minutes. Strain and bring to room temperature and then transfer to the refrigerator
- to fully chill.
- 2. While the tea is chilling, prepare the orange
- simple syrup. Put the granulated sugar
- and water in a small saucepan. Set over
- medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
- Once it boils, reduce heat to medium to
- allow mixture to simmer until the sugar has
- completely dissolved, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat, add the orange peels,
- and then cool to room temperature.
- Refrigerate until fully chilled prior to use.
- 3. Once the tea and simple syrup are fully
- chilled, prepare the orange juice. Assemble
- the citrus juicer attachment and set to the
- LOW pulp setting. Turn to low speed and
- juice the oranges.
- 4. Put the tea in a large pitcher and stir in the
- orange simple syrup and orange juice and
- serve over ice.
