Strawberry Sweet Tea

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

8 cups water (divided)

8 black tea bags

1 tsp baking soda

4 cups strawberries (chopped)

1½ cups granulated sugar

Directions

Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan.

Once boiling, remove from the heat and add the tea bags. Steep for 5 minutes.

Remove the tea bags from the water, squeezing any excess tea out with a pair of tongs.

Transfer the tea into a large pitcher with 4 additional cups of water and baking soda.

Using the same saucepan, add the remaining 2 cups of water, strawberries, and sugar, and bring to a low simmer for 20 minutes.

Remove the strawberries from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.

Strain the strawberries through a fine mesh sieve into a small cup or pitcher, pressing the juice out of the berries.

Add the syrup to the large pitcher with tea and stir.

Pour and serve over ice.

Nutrition

• Calories: 168 kcal
• Total Fat: 1 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
• Sodium: 150 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 43 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 41 g
• Protein: 1 g