Peanut Free Lemon Ginger Iced Tea

Total time50 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

4.7

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Bright, zingy, and deeply refreshing, this homemade iced tea is the kind of drink that makes you wonder why you ever reached for a bottle at the store. Fresh ginger is simmered low and slow until the water turns fragrant and golden, giving the whole pitcher a warm, spicy backbone that pairs beautifully with the tartness of real lemon juice. Maple syrup brings just enough sweetness without tipping into cloying territory, and you can dial it up or down to suit your taste. Store-bought flavored teas and bottled lemonades can be surprisingly tricky to vet for shared-facility warnings, so brewing your own from scratch with a handful of clean, whole ingredients is a genuinely satisfying workaround. The process is simple — steep, strain, chill, and pour — and the result looks stunning over ice with a few lemon slices and a sprig of fresh mint. It's the perfect pitcher to keep in the fridge all week for a no-fuss, crowd-pleasing sip any time of day.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the tea

6 cup water
4 black tea bags
1 oz fresh ginger (about a 2-inch piece), peeled and thinly sliced
¼ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)
3 tbsp maple syrup, plus more to taste

For serving

ice cubes, for serving
lemon slices, for serving (optional)
fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine 4 cups water and the sliced ginger in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, until the water is fragrant and lightly golden.
2
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the tea bags and steep for 4 minutes, then remove and discard the tea bags. Do not squeeze the bags.

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