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Orangeade Iced Tea

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on July 27, 2011

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Serves 8 (Makes about 6½ cups)

Orangeade Iced Tea

Ingredients

10 black tea bags4 cups water, at room temperature2 cups lemonade 6 - 9 tablespoons Orange Simple Syrup for Orange Syrup

Instructions

  1. Submerge tea bags in water in serving pitcher. Steep for 45 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.
  2. Stir lemonade and Orange Syrup (adjust amount depending on desired sweetness) into tea. Serve over ice.
Orangeade Iced Tea

Orangeade Iced Tea

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Yield

Serves 8 (Makes about 6½ cups)

Ingredients

10 black tea bags
4 cups water, at room temperature
2 cups lemonade
6 - 9 tablespoons Orange Simple Syrup for Orange Syrup

Ingredients

10 black tea bags
4 cups water, at room temperature
2 cups lemonade
6 - 9 tablespoons Orange Simple Syrup for Orange Syrup

Ingredients

10 black tea bags
4 cups water, at room temperature
2 cups lemonade
6 - 9 tablespoons Orange Simple Syrup for Orange Syrup

Why This Recipe Works

We started our Orangeade Iced Tea recipe by skipping the heat. We steeped a large quantity of tea bags in room-temperature water for a strong-flavored brew without the bitterness. Instead of granulated sugar, we sweetened the tea with simple syrup—equal parts water and sugar heated long enough to dissolve the sugar. We flavored the syrup with orange zest and added lemonade for a unique iced tea.

Instructions

  1. Submerge tea bags in water in serving pitcher. Steep for 45 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.
  2. Stir lemonade and Orange Syrup (adjust amount depending on desired sweetness) into tea. Serve over ice.

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