Pecan Free Iced Green Tea with Lemon
Bright, refreshing, and endlessly sippable, this iced green tea is the kind of drink that makes a hot afternoon feel instantly more manageable. The honey melts right into the warm tea, adding a gentle floral sweetness that plays beautifully against the tartness of fresh lemon juice. Steeping the bags at 175°F rather than a full boil is the key move here — it coaxes out the tea's delicate, grassy notes without any bitterness. Once the ice goes in and the pitcher hits the fridge, you're just waiting for something genuinely delicious to happen. Every ingredient in this recipe is naturally free from tree nuts of any kind, so there's zero label-reading stress involved. Garnish with a few lemon slices and a sprig of fresh mint, and it looks like something you'd pay too much for at a café.
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4 servings
- 4 cups water
- 4 green tea bags
- 2 tbsp honey sugar or granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1–2 lemons)
- 2 cups ice cubes
For serving
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Bring 4 cups of water to 175°F (80°C) in a medium saucepan — just below a simmer, with small bubbles beginning to form at the bottom. Remove from heat.
- 2
Add the tea bags and steep for 2–3 minutes, until the tea is a pale golden-green. Remove and discard the bags without squeezing them.
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