Legume Free Southern Sweet Iced Tea
Sweet, refreshing, and deeply Southern, this classic iced tea is the kind of drink that makes a hot afternoon feel instantly more manageable. It's built from just three pantry staples — water, black tea, and sugar — so there's nothing complicated standing between you and a perfectly chilled glass. Dissolving the sugar into the hot concentrate is the secret to that smooth, evenly sweet flavor you just can't replicate by stirring sugar into cold tea. Skipping the squeeze on the tea bags keeps any bitterness at bay, which means every sip is clean and mellow. A tall glass over ice with a lemon slice and a sprig of fresh mint turns this into something that looks as good as it tastes. For anyone navigating legume-free eating, it's genuinely freeing to have a crowd-pleasing drink recipe where there's nothing to scrutinize or swap out — just pure, simple ingredients that are naturally in the clear.
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8 servings
- 8 cup water
- 6 black tea bags (family-size or regular)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Bring 4 cups of water to a full boil in a medium saucepan over high heat.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the tea bags, and steep for 5 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags without squeezing them — squeezing releases bitter tannins.
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