Iced Tea Blueberry Refresh (Print-Friendly Version)
Cool iced tea with fresh blueberries, lightly sweetened and brightened with lemon.
# Ingredients You'll Need:
→ Tea Base
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6 to 8 cups of cold water (1.4 to 1.9 litres), use 6 for a 2 litre pitcher, 8 for a 2.5 litre pitcher
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3 to 4 family-size cold brew tea bags (Luzianne preferred), use 4 for a stronger brew
→ Blueberry Syrup
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2 cups of fresh blueberries, rinsed (about 300 grams)
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2 cups of water (480 millilitres)
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1 cup of granulated or cane sugar (200 grams)
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Juice from half a lemon (around 15 millilitres)
# How to Make It:
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Stir the cooled blueberry syrup into the tea pitcher. Mix well until everything's combined. Serve right away in glasses filled with ice.
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Pour 6 to 8 cups of cold water into a glass pitcher. Toss in the tea bags and let them steep for 5 minutes. Then take out and throw away the bags.
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In a small saucepan, mix blueberries, water, sugar, and lemon juice. Heat everything up until it reaches a full boil on high heat.
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After it starts boiling, lower the heat to medium-low. Let it simmer for 15 minutes while stirring now and then.
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Take the saucepan off the heat. Strain the blueberry syrup using a fine mesh strainer into a measuring jug, throwing away the solids. Chill the syrup in the fridge to cool down.
# Extra Information:
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Keep the prepared iced tea in a glass pitcher in the fridge for up to 3 days to keep it fresh.