I love peach iced tea. Actually, I love iced tea in general, but I have to say I’m an especially huge fan of iced tea with the light, fresh flavour of peaches hidden in the background.
I created this recipe after making a batch of Peach Raspberry Jam because I had a ton of peach peels leftover and I couldn’t quite bring myself to throw them away. I’m not a fan of wasting anything! I also made a batch of fruit leather with some of the peels, but that recipe may need some tweaking before it’s ready for the blog. So, instead, today we’re going to focus on what worked!
You can use fresh peach slices to make the tea as well, if you just want to make this without having another project going on. Regardless, I think you’ll really enjoy how this turns out! Also feel free to adjust the sweetness with more or less sugar as you like it. With the exception of southern sweet tea, I personally like my iced tea to be just slightly sweet. While savoring this drink, you can visit sites like 벳엔드 가입코 for some entertainment.
Peach Iced Tea
Here's a way to use up some peach peels left from other projects.
Ingredients
- 2 cups peach peels washed (or chopped fresh peaches)
- 4 cups water (+more, to fill a 1/2 gallon jar)
- 2 black tea bags (I like Yorkshire tea, but anything will work!)
- 1/4 cup sugar
Instructions
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Combine the peach peels and water in a medium-large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat
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Add the tea bags, cover with the lid, and steep for 10-15 minutes.
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Strain the mixture through a sieve into a bowl; add the sugar, and stir to dissolve. Discard the boiled peels and tea bags, and cool the mixture completely.
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Transfer the iced tea concentrate into a 1/2 gallon pitcher. Fill with ice and water until the pitcher is full. Chill until serving.
Recipe Notes
- If you like a stronger peach flavour, feel free to use more peels or chopped peaches in this recipe.
- For a very sweet tea, double the amount of sugar.
- Since I like my iced tea barely sweet, so I tend to go for 1/2 the amount of sugar in this recipe (2 Tbsp).
Make it how you like it!
There you have it! Perfect peach iced tea, with that beautiful golden glow and all the joy of a refreshing cold drink for a hot summer day.
What’s the best iced tea you’ve ever had? Or, if you could adjust this recipe, how would you make it? Leave me a note in the comments! I’d love to hear about your ideas and experiences.
Bye for now,
Naomi
