Royal Hawaiian Iced Tea

Submitted by Stacey Sweet

"A dear friend brought back this recipe from her honeymoon in Hawaii. It is a delicious tea that is a thirst quencher."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 quarts cold water
• 15 orange pekoe tea bags
• fresh mint sprig
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 3 lemons, juice of
• 1⁄3 cup pineapple juice
• pineapple, spears (to garnish) (optional)

directions

1. In a sauce pan bring 1 quart of cold water to a full rolling boil. Remove from heat; pour over tea. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes.
2. Stir and strain liquid into a pitcher containing 4 mint springs, sugar and 1 quart cold water. Stir to dissolve sugar. Cool mixture.
3. Remove mint before chilling for several hours or overnight. Stir in Pineapple juice.
4. Serve over ice in tall glasses. Garnish each glass with a pineapple wedge.

Reviews

[bullwinkle]

I don't drink sweet tea very often so this recipe was okay for me but the rest of my family added more sugar because they thought it was a little tart. Thanks Stacey Sweet. Bullwinkle.

 

[Montana Heart Song]

Do not let this set in the refrigerator with the pineapple juice in it. It has a tendency to ferment in the tea. So pour the juice ONLY BEFORE SERVING. This is very good.