The summer is here in all its glory and splendor and it is time for a cool drink; don’t you agree? Whether the weather calls for a refreshing cup of iced mint tea, your favorite chilled coffee beverage or an evening summer cocktail, they could all use a little sweetness. But dissolving sugar in an iced drink is simply impossible. But stop right there! Don’t you dare go out and purchase expensive and artificially flavored syrups, simply make your own! It’s easy and tastes so much better than store bought! It’s a wonderful staple to keep on hand and a necessity for any home bar.
Acai Berry & White Peach Iced Tea with Mint #BrewOverIce
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One of my favorite beverages to drink in the summer is iced tea. I always order it when I go out to a restaurant but I rarely make it at home. I feel like it takes too much time and it never tastes the same. I was super excited to find out that I can use my Keurig brewer machine to make my favorite cold beverages too, including my love for iced tea.
My husband and I received our Keurig brewer for Christmas, and we could not believe how much it changed our lives. Our favorite coffee right at our fingertips in just a few minutes. We are truly addicted to it, we don’t know how we lived without it.
Southern Sweet Tea
When I moved to North Carolina, sweet tea was a bit of a foreign concept to me. For one, I don’t really enjoy the taste of any tea (I know, shameful). Two, my parents have always had unsweetened tea, which is apparently like drinking decaf coffee to any coffee connoisseur. So I can vividly remember the first time my mom and I were in North Carolina visiting my future college and when the waitress asked her sweet or unsweet, she burst out laughing because she forgot that was a thing here.
Anyways, I digress. I’ve never had an issue not liking tea even though I am in the south. The problem came when I married a guy from Virginia. When my best friend would come to visit, she’d always bring a large mason jar of sweet tea. Finally I decided it was time to ask for her prized recipe. She graciously offered to share it with me and let me share it with y’all!
Genuine Authentic Homemade Chai Tea
Ingredients
- 5 cups of water
- 2'' inch of sliced ginger
- 10 cardamom pods smashed
- 8 whole black peppercorns
- 6 cloves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed
- 2 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 slice of an orange
- 9 earl grey tea bags (I use Paromi coconut almond black tea)
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup milk (could substitute another nut milk to make completely dairy free)
- 1/4 cup organic unrefined brown sugar cubes
- 2 Tablespoons of honey
Instructions
- Place the cardamom in a mortar and pestle and give it a good smash to break the pods open
- Place all the spices into a mesh bag or wrap up in cheese cloth
- Bring the water with the mesh bag of spices to a boil// let boil for about 10 min
- Add the orange slice, tea bags, sugar, honey and milk to the pot and bring back to a boil, then turn the heat off and let sit for 5 min.
- Ladle into a cup, sip slowly and enjoy.
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