Black Cherry Iced Tea
photo by Lavender Lynn
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
10 8 oz. glasses
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 1892.0 ml water
- 453.59 g fresh black cherries, rinsed and pitted
- 295.73 ml sugar
- 59.14 ml lemon juice
- 2 whole star anise
- 5 black tea bags, steeped in
- 473.18 ml water
- mint sprig (to garnish)
directions
- Bring water to boil in a medium-sized pot.
- Add cherries, sugar, lemon juice, and star anise.
- Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cherries are almost falling apart.
- Turn off heat, mix in black tea, and let stand for 1 hour to cool.
- Strain liquid through a fine mesh sieve, mashing the cherries with a wooden spoon to extract more liquid.
- Discard solids.
- Transfer liquid to a pitcher and refridgerate until ready to serve.
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