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. 19mg fiber 0 g
Ingredients
- 12 bags black tea (or ¼ cup loose tea leaves)
- 2 tablespoons dried lavender
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 4 two-inch pieces orange peel
- 4 juicing oranges
Preparation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Put the tea in a large pitcher and stir in the orange simple syrup and orange juice and serve over ice.
