Drinks

Name: Lemonade Iced Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 tea bags; ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from 3 – 4 lemons); ½ cup sugar; 1 gallon filtered water; Lemon slices for garnish (optional); Ice

How to Make Strawberry Iced Tea

August 7, 2020

Give your regular tea a fruity twist with this easy, 4 ingredient strawberry iced tea. No artificial colors or flavors, like store-bought drinks, and it can be made sugar-free. For a tart twist on strawberry tea, try a strawberry Arnold Palmer.

This mocktail is perfect for enjoying during the warm end of summer days. Keep a pitcher of this quick and easy fruity iced tea in the fridge when you need a refreshing drink to help cool you off.

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Blueberry syrup for drinks

July 15, 2020

This blueberry syrup for drinks can be used for cocktails, like this blueberry spritzer, but it also makes a delicious addition to seltzer water for a refreshing blueberry soda.

blueberry syrup for drinks in small bottle with blueberries in background

Consider adding a splash of blueberry syrup to this lemon thyme mint lemonade for fruity twist on the original.

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Watermelon Smash with Strawberries

July 8, 2020

A watermelon smash made with fresh strawberries and watermelon juice is like summer in a glass. Similar to a spritzer, with the addition of vodka, plus the addition of fresh mint makes this a refreshing drink, perfect on a hot day.

watermelon smash with strawberries and mint in stemless wine glass

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White wine sangria recipe with peaches

July 1, 2020

Summer is the perfect time to make this light and fruity peach white wine sangria recipe. Warm weather sangrias, like my rosé sangria with summer fruits are best enjoyed well chilled.

White wine sangria recipe with peaches in glass

This sangria recipe is quick and easy, with only 6 ingredients. Pitcher drinks are great for warm, lazy summer days. Make it once and sip all afternoon.

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Easy cherry coconut rum slush

June 19, 2020

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A coconut rum slush with fresh cherries is a delicious summertime adult drink. With only 3 ingredients, it is easy to make and takes about 5 minutes to blend together. Like all of my fresh cherry recipes, this cherry coconut rum slushie is made with sweet cherries.

Overhead photo of cherry coconut rum slushies with a cherry in the glass.

Frozen drinks are basically a summer staple. Whether they are kid-friendly, or made for the 21+ crowd, they are a great way to stay cool in the blistering summer heat. This is one of the easiest drinks to make with coconut rum and it is one of our favorite summer sips.

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Lemonade iced tea made with sun tea

May 27, 2020

Lemonade and iced tea are the official beverages of summer. Lemonade iced tea combines classic sun tea with lemonade to make a delicious summer drink. Add a homemade strawberry syrup to make it a strawberry Arnold Palmer.

An Arnold Palmer drink or half and half tea is exactly that – half lemonade and half iced tea, or whatever proportions you like. I, like the golfer, prefer more tea than lemonade.

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Lemon iced tea

Citrus tea is so refreshing on a hot summer day. A little tart, a little sweet and so good.

lemonade tea in glass pitcher with glasses of tea

For this lemonade tea, you’ll need to juice a few lemons (please do not use bottled lemon juice for this). This is the electric citrus juicer that I bought a few months back.

It suits my needs – it’s small and comes apart for easy cleaning, plus it’s inexpensive. I’ve used it a handful of times and have no complaints. I also have the hand-held juicer that you squeeze but sometimes my hands hurt and I just can’t do it.

How to make sun tea

I remember the first time I made sun tea as a kid. I was amazed that I could combine tea bags and water, and let it sit outside all afternoon while Mother Nature did the work.

To make sun tea, you’ll need a one gallon glass jar. This is the same jar I have and recommend. It has a screw top lid, so nothing can get inside while it’s sitting outside.

Fill your glass jar with filtered water, add 8 tea bags and put the lid on the jar. Make sure it is screwed on tightly because it will be sitting outside for a few hours.

Place your jar in the sun for 3 hours, keep in mind that as the sun moves, you may have to move your jar.

When the tea has brewed to your liking, bring it inside and add the sugar syrup and lemon juice. I prefer to use a plain jar for brewing and then transfer the tea into a glass pitcher for serving tea.

What you’ll need to make half and half tea

a 1 quart saucepan to make simple syrup (sugar syrup)
tall highball glasses for serving tea
a long spoon for stirring – these spoons are beautiful!
your favorite tea
yellow and white striped paper straws
Mason jars with screw tops lids for storing in the fridge

Lemonade iced tea

While the tea is outside, make a simple syrup from sugar and water.

The reason I make the syrup instead of just adding sugar to the tea is because it takes awhile for the sugar to dissolve. This way, there are no bits of sugar in the bottom of your glass.

When the sugar syrup has cooled, add it to your tea, along with the lemon juice. If you prefer to use a sugar alternative, agave or date syrup is a great option.

We drink a lot of lemonade and iced tea during the summer months, which is basically all year for us. While we love the classic recipes, sometimes we like to switch it up, like this strawberry lemonade or strawberry limeade.

Whether you like a little more lemonade or a little more tea in your drink, this combination is fantastic. To switch it up even more, add herbs like lemon thyme for a twist on the classic.

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Yield: 8 servings

Lemonade Iced Tea

Lemonade iced tea combines classic sun tea with lemonade to make a delicious summer drink.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Brew Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

8 tea bags
½ cup fresh lemon juice (from 3 – 4 lemons)
½ cup sugar
1 gallon filtered water
Lemon slices for garnish (optional)
Ice

Instructions

Fill a one gallon glass jar with 15 cups of water (one gallon, minus 1 cup) and place 8 tea bags inside.
Tightly screw on the lid and set glass jar outside in direct sunlight for 3 hours (keep in mind when the sun moves, you may have to move your jar)
While tea is brewing in the sun, combine ½ cup of sugar with remaining cup of water in a small saucepan.
Bring sugar and water mixture to a simmer for 4 - 5 minutes, or until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.
Add cooled sugar syrup and fresh lemon juice to tea in glass jar and stir to combine.
Serve over ice in tall glasses with lemon slices, if desired.
Refrigerate remaining tea for up to 3 days.

Notes

It is up to you if you want to remove the tea bags or let them continue to steep in the tea. I usually leave them for a day.

Hibiscus Champagne Cocktail

January 27, 2020

This 4 ingredient hibiscus champagne cocktail is perfect for Valentine’s Day. It’s beautiful and the combination of the hibiscus flowers with champagne is as delicious as it is lovely.

With Valentine’s Day upon us, I wanted to do a special drink for those of us who will spending the night at home. I’ll be making langostino pasta for two for our special dinner. It goes nicely with this champagne cocktail.

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White wine spritzer with blood orange soda

December 28, 2019

A white wine spritzer is the perfect party drink any time of the year. It’s light and refreshing, which makes it a great cocktail for holidays when you are enjoying parties, but don’t want to overindulge. Wine spritzers are a great choice if you are trying to watch your calorie intake while still being able to enjoy a wine cocktail.

Blood oranges are in season during the winter months, as is most citrus. If you can’t find blood oranges, regular oranges or cara cara oranges make a great substitute.

Adding citrus garnish to blood orange white wine spritzer cocktail on a wooden board. — *photo: kab photography*

A blood orange spritzer makes a great holiday drink. They are quick and easy to make, not too sweet and they are light and citrusy.

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How to make a restaurant-style Bloody Mary recipe

December 22, 2019

The Bloody Mary. It is THE quintessential brunch beverage, yet I only have them at a restaurant. Brunch and Bloody Mary’s go hand in hand. We are going to make a restaurant-style bloody mary recipe at home. I made a killer batch of bloody mary’s last weekend and they were hands-down one of the best I’ve ever had.

Restaurant Style Bloody Mary with blue background

First things first, we are making it from scratch. The difference is remarkable when you don’t use a store-bought mix. The drink tastes MUCH fresher and brighter, which if I’m being perfectly honest, can be dangerous.

I’m usually a two drink max kind of girl and I had two drinks in no time flat. Consider yourself warned, because they go down very easily. This is the best bloody mary recipe and one you’ll want to make over and over.

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Easy Summer Cocktails

July 21, 2019

As the temperatures climb, the need for a cold drink becomes a necessity. While a tall glass of iced tea is lovely, sometimes a boozy beverage is where it’s at. These 30 easy summer cocktails will have you sipping on a refreshing libation in no time.

You’ll find everything from wine cocktails to frozen bourbon here, so snag your spirit of choice and let’s toast to the summer!

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How to Make Strawberry Iced Tea

Blueberry syrup for drinks

Watermelon Smash with Strawberries

White wine sangria recipe with peaches

Easy cherry coconut rum slush

Lemonade iced tea made with sun tea

Lemon iced tea

How to make sun tea

What you’ll need to make half and half tea

Lemonade iced tea