Fruit Tea
A classic Southern staple, you'll love this refreshing fruit tea.
Servings 8 servings
Calories 163kcal
Ingredients
- 2 quarts water (8 cups)
- 2 family-size tea bag (or 6 standard size bags)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate thawed
- 1/2 cup frozen lemonade concentrate thawed
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Once boiling, remove from heat and add tea bags (tie strings together for easy removal later) and cinnamon stick.
- Allow to steep for 8-10 minutes. Remove tea bags.
- Add sugar and stir to dissolve.
- Stir in orange juice and lemonade concentrates as well as the pineapple juice. Pour fruit tea into pitcher, cinnamon stick included. Chill until cold. Discard cinnamon stick before pouring.
- Pour fruit tea over ice and garnish with fresh citrus slices and mint sprigs. Enjoy!
Notes
Garnish your Southern Fruit Tea with any of the following:
- mint sprigs
- orange slices
- lemon slices
- pineapple wedges
- cinnamon sticks
- maraschino cherries
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 69IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg