4bags black teaor 4 tablespoons of loose-leaf black tea
Garnish
6ozfrozen peaches
mint
Instructions
In a large pitcher, refrigerate 8 cups of cold water
To Make Peach Tea Simple Syrup
In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat bring sugar, water to a boil. Once sugar is dissolved add in peaches and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and add in tea bags and mint. Cover saucepan and let steep for 15 minutes
Remove tea bags and use potato masher or back of a wooden spoon to help break down the peaches to incorporate their flavor.
Place mesh strainer on top of large bowl. Pour the contents of the saucepan in the strainer (letting the bowl collect the peach tea simple syrup). Use the back of the wooden spoon to firmly press the peaches to extract all the peach flavor.
To Assemble Peach Sweet Tea
Pour the peach tea simpler syrup into the remaining cold water and stir.
You can refrigerate further until it reaches your desired temperature or serve and add 3-4 frozen peach slices to a glass. Pour in chilled tea, garnish with mint sprig and enjoy.
I recommend adding the water to be chilled in the fridge the night before or at least an hour before the recipe so that you can enjoy the sweet tea right away.
You can buy 1 16 oz back of frozen peaches and split it between the syrup and the garnish.
When serving, I recommend using frozen peach slices over ice. Ice will further dilute the tea while peach slices will intensify the peach flavor.
Peach Sweet tea will last up to one week when refrigerated.
If you have leftover peach tea add it to a popsicle mold and make sweet tea popsicles.