Hazelnut Free Sparkling Blueberry Lemon Iced Tea
This drink is the kind of thing you'd order at a fancy café and then immediately wish you could recreate at home — and now you can. Ripe blueberries are simmered down with maple syrup, fresh lemon juice, and lemon zest into a vibrant, jewel-toned syrup that gets stirred into brewed black tea and finished with a generous splash of sparkling water. The result is fruity, bright, and just the right amount of sweet, with tiny bubbles that make it feel genuinely celebratory. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from tree nuts, so there's no label-scanning or cross-contamination stress to worry about — just clean, simple components you can feel good about. The homemade blueberry-lemon syrup is honestly the star of the show, and it comes together in under ten minutes on the stovetop. Serve it over a tall glass of ice with a few fresh blueberries and a lemon slice floating on top, and it looks almost too pretty to drink — almost.
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4 servings
For the tea
- 4 black tea bags
- 3 cups boiling water
For the blueberry-lemon syrup
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 ½ lemons)
- 1 tsp lemon zest
To finish
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
- ice, for serving
For serving
- fresh blueberries and lemon slices, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Place the tea bags in a heatproof pitcher or large bowl. Pour 3 cups of boiling water over them and steep for 5 minutes, then remove the bags without squeezing. Set the brewed tea aside to cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
- 2
While the tea steeps, combine the blueberries, 1/2 cup water, maple syrup, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the blueberries burst and the syrup is slightly thickened, about 8–10 minutes.
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