Artificial Food Coloring Free Whole30 Iced Black Tea
Bottled and canned teas are some of the sneakiest offenders when it comes to hidden dyes and synthetic additives, which makes a homemade glass like this one genuinely refreshing in more ways than one. This recipe keeps things beautifully simple — just water, black tea bags, and ice, with optional lemon wedges and fresh mint to brighten things up at serving time. The key is steeping the bags for exactly four to five minutes and pulling them without squeezing, which gives you that deep amber color and bold flavor without any bitterness. Cooling the tea down with ice right in the pitcher means you're not waiting hours for it to chill, and a quick stint in the fridge finishes the job perfectly. The result is a clean, crisp glass of iced tea that tastes like summer and contains absolutely nothing you'd need to second-guess.
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4 servings
- 4 cups water
- 4 black tea bags
- 2 cups ice cubes
For serving
- 4 lemon wedges (optional)
- 4 fresh mint sprigs (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 4 tea bags, and steep for 4–5 minutes, until the tea is deep amber and full-flavored. Do not over-steep or the tea will turn bitter.
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