Tree Nut Free Cranberry Orange Iced Tea
This vibrant iced tea is the kind of drink that looks like it came from a fancy café but comes together with just a handful of pantry staples. Steeped black tea gets layered with bright orange zest and tart cranberry juice, then sweetened with maple syrup for a naturally rich depth that refined sugar just can't match. The result is a deep ruby, refreshingly complex drink that's equally at home at a summer cookout or a quiet afternoon on the porch. Because every ingredient here is straightforward and whole — tea, citrus, juice, a natural sweetener — there's zero guesswork about what's actually in your glass. Store-bought flavored teas and bottled drinks can hide all kinds of additives, so making your own from scratch is genuinely the better move. Serve it over a big pile of ice with an orange slice tucked on the rim and a sprig of fresh mint, and it looks almost too pretty to drink.
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4 servings
For the tea
- 6 cup water
- 4 black tea bags
- 3 strips orange zest (each about 3 inches long), peeled with a vegetable peeler
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 cup pure unsweetened cranberry juice (100% cranberry, no added sweeteners or apple juice)
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
- orange slices, for serving (optional)
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the tea bags and orange zest strips, and steep for 5 minutes, until the tea is deep amber and fragrant.
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