Iced Green Tea
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Plump strawberries, quartered limes, and orange peel curls on a bamboo skewer create a fruit-laced swizzle stick sure to cause a stir inside your iced tea pitcher.


Iced Green Tea

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Servings: about 12
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins
Related Categories: Iced Tea, Japanese Desserts, Limes, Oranges, Strawberries, Summer
 
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Ingredients
  • 12  cups
    water
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  • 1/4  cup
    sugar
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  • 3  inches
    fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
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  • 12  to 16
    green tea bags
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    Strawberries
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    Limes, quartered
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    Orange peel strips
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    Ice cubes
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Directions
1.
In a large saucepan combine water, sugar, and ginger. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add tea bags; let stand, covered for 3 minutes. Remove tea bags. Strain ginger from tea; discard ginger.
2.
Transfer tea to a 1-gallon pitcher or punch bowl. Cover; cool 1 hour. If desired, chill.
3.
Meanwhile, on a 12-inch wooden skewer alternate strawberries, lime quarters, and orange peel strips. Place skewer inside pitcher or punch bowl as a decorative swizzle stick. Serve tea in glasses over ice cubes. Makes about 12 (8-ounce) servings.

Make-Ahead Tip
Prepare tea, cover and cool several hours. Chill up to 24 hours.
Nutrition information
Calories 24, Total Fat 0 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 7 mg, Carbohydrate 6 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 15%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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