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Fresh, fruity and so delicious tastes the iced tea with lemon. It is an ideal refreshing drink for warm summer days. Here I show you how to make lemon iced tea at home. Because homemade it tastes best, and you know what’s in it. A detailed lemon iced tea recipe with exact quantities and step-by-step instructions can be found below.
Refreshing classic for summer days
Iced tea with lemon is probably one of the classics among refreshing drinks in summer. It is a great change from ordinary tap or mineral water to quench one’s thirst. Enjoy homemade lemon iced tea alongside vitamin water, kvass or Soviet milkshake on hot summer days.
Homemade lemon iced tea instead of bought
Make lemon iced tea at home? You should definitely do that. Because the homemade iced tea tastes much better than store-bought.
In addition, lemon iced tea from the supermarket often contains too much sugar and unhealthy additives.
You determine the sugar content for your homemade lemon iced tea yourself. You can also omit the sugar completely from the recipe. In addition, you will know which ingredients are in your drink.
The homemade lemon iced tea is
- refreshing,
- fruity,
- delicious,
- moderately sweet,
- aromatic,
- easy to make with four ingredients,
- ideal summer drink.
Simple recipe
The lemon iced tea recipe that you can find here at the end of the post in the recipe box is very simple. You only need four ingredients for it, namely lemon, black tea, sugar and water. You should also have ice cubes in the freezer for this already.
First, you make a normal black tea, stir in sugar and let it cool down quickly with ice cubes. Then you add lemon juice. After the lemon iced tea is thoroughly chilled, you can serve it.
How to make lemon iced tea: tips and tricks
- You can adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste.
- Instead of black tea in bags, you can use loose black tea**. Then you need 4 teaspoons of it for the recipe.
- By cooling the black tea immediately with ice cubes, you ensure that your lemon iced tea does not taste bitter later.
Have you made lemon iced tea yourself using this recipe? I’m looking forward to your results, your star rating and your comment below on how you liked the classic refreshing drink.
Still try my flavorful syrup and liqueur recipes:
- Strawberry syrup recipe – how to make summer fruity all-rounder
- How to make orange syrup – aromatic 4-ingredient recipe
- Strawberry liqueur recipe – to enjoy or give as a gift
Lemon iced tea
Ingredients
to serve
- organic lemon sliced
- ice cubes
Instructions
- Boil water.
- Hang tea bags in a heat-resistant water carafe, pour the hot water on them, let them steep for 3 - 5 minutes and then remove the tea bags.
- Add sugar to the tea and stir it until the sugar dissolves.
- Add ice cubes to the tea and let it cool to room temperature.
- Add lemon juice to the tea, stir, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Serve the lemon iced tea with lemon slices and ice cubes.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of sugar to taste.
- Instead of black tea in bags, you can use loose black tea**. Then you need 4 teaspoons of it for the recipe.
- Note the detailed tips and tricks for making lemon iced tea at the top of the post.
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