Peach Iced Tea
Peach Iced Tea mixes freshly steeped tea with homemade peach simple syrup for the perfect summertime drink that you’ll instantly love!
A Refreshing Summer Sip!
This Peach Iced Tea will give you something to look forward to all summer long! With its peachy color and crisp, refreshing taste there really isn’t anything that you won’t love about it!
Even making it is super easy! Only 6 ingredients are needed along with about 30 minutes of hands-on prep. Before you know it you’ve just filled your cutest summer drink dispenser with a beverage everyone will look forward to drinking!
I love that this recipe allows you to even make or prep it a few days in advance. I mean, who doesn’t love getting to the day of a party that they’re hosting and only have to do minimal work to enjoy the day?
Rebecca’s Recipe Review
Taste: Sweet, peach flavor.
Texture: Crisp, refreshing, and smooth.
Ease: 3/10
Pros: A great summer drink that can be made ahead of time, perfect for hosting!
Cons: It’s best to make peach syrup ahead of time to allow it to cool before using.
Would I Make This Again? Yes!
Ingredients For Peach Iced Tea
To mix up a batch of this Homemade Peach Iced Tea Recipe you’ll start by making what’s called the peach simple syrup. For this you’ll need:
- Peaches – Frozen peaches work best!
- Water – To help form the syrup consistency.
- Granulated Sugar – Sweetens the simple syrup up!
Once the simple syrup has completely cooled you’ll begin mixing up the pitcher of Iced Tea. This is made with:
- Water – Used to boil and steep the tea bags. More is added in the end to increase the volume.
- Black Tea Bags – I’ve used both Earl Grey and regular Lipton black tea to make this recipe. Both came out delicious!
- Baking Soda – Used to smooth out any bitter flavor from the tea.
- Lemon – Squeezed!
- Peach Simple Syrup – Gives this Iced Tea its peach flavor!
Then serve it in a tall glass with ice cubes and sliced lemons and/or fresh peaches for garnish!
How To Make Peach Iced Tea
- Simmer peaches, water, and sugar in a small pot to begin making the peach simple syrup. Then remove from heat and allow it to cool completely.
- Separate the fruit from the syrup by straining the mixture through a mesh strainer.
- Add water to a teapot or pot and bring to a boil. Then add the tea bags and let steep.
- Remove the tea bags, squeezing them out to release any water or tea, and add the remaining water to the pitcher with the tea.
- Stir in baking soda, lemon juice, and peach syrup. Add peach slices and cut up lemons to the pitcher and chill in the refrigerator.
How To Store Peach Iced Tea
You can store this Peach Iced Tea in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. If you’re making it ahead of time I recommend adding in the sliced lemons and peaches about an hour before serving.
Can I Use Fresh Peaches To Make The Simple Syrup?
Fresh peaches can be hard to work with and unpredictable in flavor. For the best tasting peach simple syrup stick with frozen peaches since they were harvested and frozen at their peak ripeness to ensure the best flavor!
What Can I Do With The Leftover Peach Simple Syrup?
You can store it in a sealed bottle in the refrigerator for up to one week. Use any leftovers in other cold beverages or even over ice cream!
For more exciting summer sips grab another drink recipe from below!
- Rainbow Sherbet Punch – Made with sparkling grape juice, lemon-lime soda, and lots of sherbet!
- Cranberry Lemonade – Three easy ingredients combine with lemon slices, mint, and cranberries!
- Apple Iced Tea – Freshly brewed black tea, sweet apple juice, finished off with a squeeze of lemon!
- Roasted Strawberry Lemonade – Citrusy lemons collide with sweet strawberries!
- Homemade Raspberry Iced Tea – Made with only 4 ingredients for a refreshing sweet drink!
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Peach Iced Tea
Ingredients
Peach Syrup:
- 1 cup frozen peaches
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup granulated sugar
Iced Tea:
- 4 cups water
- 4 black tea bags
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 lemon juiced
- ½ cup Peach Simple Syrup plus more to reach desired sweetness
Instructions
- To make the simple syrup, combine the peaches, water, and sugar in a small pot and bring to a simmer, let simmer for 10 minutes then remove from heat and allow to cool completely before using, about 30 minutes1 cup frozen peaches, ½ cup water, ½ cup granulated sugar
- Strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve before using to separate the fruit out. Discard the fruit, reserve for the final tea when serving, or serve it over ice cream.
- While the syrup cools, add 2 cups of water to a teapot or pot and bring to a boil. Add the tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes.4 cups water, 4 black tea bags
- Remove the tea bags and add the 2 remaining cups of water to a pitcher with the tea.
- Stir in baking soda, lemon juice, and peach syrup. Add sliced lemons and peaches to the pitcher if desired and chill for 1 hour before serving.1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 lemon, ½ cup Peach Simple Syrup
Notes
- The syrup recipe should yield about ¾ cup of syrup. If you like sweet tea you can add all of it to the recipe.
- This recipe can easily be doubled for large gatherings.
- I have used both Earl Grey and regular Lipton black tea to make this recipe and both are delicious. The Lipton has more of that classic iced tea flavor and bite, but the earl grey adds a nice smoothness to the drink.
- The baking soda is used to smooth out any bitter flavor from the tea.
- More lemon juice can be added if desired.
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Why do you add the baking soda to the peach iced tea?
It helps to smooth out the flavor of the tea.
Still looking for more peach flavor in the tea.
You could try using peach tea instead of black tea next time.