Community Pick
Iced Green Tea
"From Southern Living."
photo by gailanng
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 946.36 ml boiling water
- 8 regular green tea bags (Celestial Seasonings)
- 473.18 ml cold water
- 118.29 ml Splenda granular (no-calorie artificial sweetener)
directions
- In a saucepan, pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and steep 5 minutes.
- Remove tea bags from water, squeezing gently.
- Stir in 2 cups cold water and sweetener, stirring until sweetener dissolves.
- Serve over ice or let tea come to room temperature then serve over ice.
Questions & Replies
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How much honey would you sub here?? I don't really use Splenda or truvia. Thanks!
Reviews
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Splenda and Truvia are bad for you. Do the research. Really raw honey, on the other hand is very good for you and tastes great. Don't steep for more than 3 minutes. Some places recommend only one minute. I usually only do one minute. Then it is not bitter. Good recipe, thanks. ( I would give it five if it didn't say to use Splenda) -
I've been using this formula to make tea, and it hasn't failed me yet. I do use only a 1/4 to 1/3 cup honey since I don't like it too sweet, and it comes out tasting great. Thanks! -
I really wish I weren't bragging about this matter, but at my age I routinely spontaneously combust and being a raging inferno apparently gives my family much entertainment. Thank YOU for the cool-down because THEY are still over there laughing. -
Awesome tea recipe! I use about 1/3 cup of honey instead of the Splenda due to personal taste, but this is a great way to make a lovely pitcher of tea. Also, I just used hot tap water instead of boiling water to avoid any potential bitterness from the tea (and that makes it even easier as well.) -
I made this with Bigelow's Constant Comment Green Tea. The orange and sweet spice flavoring is delicious. I only needed to add 1/3 cup Splenda. To avoid bitter taste with green tea, try steeping for only 3 minutes in very hot, not boiling, water. Refreshing!
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Tweaks
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Make with honey it tastes great and it's better for you.
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I added 6 bags of the Kirkland Green Tea with 4 cups of hot water for 5 minutes. Before adding the cold water, I added 8 large swirls of honey (not an official unit of measurement!). Finally I was careful with the amount of water I added so I did 1.5 cups instead of 2. I didn't want to dilute the tea too much.
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I used lipton green tea bags and pure cane sugar instead of artificial sweeteners they are really bad for you,honey would be good also. I steep 3min I like my tea strong.
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time, water temperature
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Awesome tea recipe! I use about 1/3 cup of honey instead of the Splenda due to personal taste, but this is a great way to make a lovely pitcher of tea. Also, I just used hot tap water instead of boiling water to avoid any potential bitterness from the tea (and that makes it even easier as well.)
