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Strawberry Basil Iced Tea
Course
Drinks
Cuisine
Fusion, Southern
Keyword
Basil, Strawberry, Tea
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
Chill Time
1
day
day
Servings
1
Half Gallon
Author
Jennifer
Equipment
Large Pitcher
Ingredients
4
bags
Lipton Tea Bags
2
cups
Boiling Water
1/2
tsp
Baking soda
takes out bitter flavor and releases tea
1/2
cup
Torani Strawberry Syrup
(we use the Sugar Free variety) you can also do this with the Peach syrup too
5-7
sprigs
Fresh Basil
Instructions
Boil up 2 cups of water and pour of the 4 tea bags into pitcher, and 5 basil leaves.
Add baking soda and let sit for 1-2 hours.
Remove tea bags, and leaves. Add Torani Syrup and fill pitcher with ice and water.
Stir well then add in Basil, allow to sit overnight in refrigerator for basil to seep into tea.