During the heat of June (a.k.a. "Iced Tea Month) even the most serious tea connoisseurs might find themselves craving sweetened iced teas. Sweet iced teas are a delicious, refreshing treat on stultifying days, and are one of the most popular ways of drinking tea in America. However, sweetened iced teas don't all have to be homogenized, store-bought drinks made with corn syrup or sugar -- they can be made with a wide variety of tea types, natural flavors and types of sweeteners. Check out the collection of sweetened iced tea recipes below to get an idea of the many types of sweet tea you can make at home:
- Marie Antoinette Iced Tea Recipe from Algabar (made with pomegranate juice and simple syrup)
- Apricot-Lemonade Iced Tea from American Tea Room (sweetened with sparkling lemonade and apricots
- Apple-Honey Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with apple juice and honey)
- Iced Citrus Black Tea Recipe from Art of Tea (sweetened with brown sugar)
- Avocado Iced Green Tea Recipe from Steven Smith Teamaker (sweetened with simple syrup)
- Blackberry Lemonade Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with sugar and muddled blackberries)
- Boston Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with sugar)
- Cranberry-Orange Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with orange juice, cranberry juice and white sugar)
- Cucumber-Mint Iced Green Tea Recipe from Remedy Teas (sweetened with simple syrup or alternative)
- Ginger Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with white sugar)
- Iced Green Tea Lemonade Recipe from Teas, Etc. (sweetened with lemonade concentrate)
- Iced Green Tea Latte Recipe (sweetened with honey)
- Iced Cantaloupe Black Tea Recipe from Robert Wemischner (sweetened with a superfine sugar rim)
- Iced Chai Latte Recipe (Sweetened with chai concentrate and chocolate syrup)
- Iced Lemon-Honey Yerba Mate Recipe (sweetened with honey)
- Iced Tropical Ginger Matcha Latte Recipe from Miro Tea (sweetened with mint simple syrup)
- Jasmine Tea & Brandied Fruit Sangria Recipe from Cynthia Gold (sweetened with fruit and simple syrup)
- Lemon Almond Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with white sugar and lemon-lime soda)
- Lime Mint Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with sugar)
- Matcha Ginger Iced Tea Recipe from Matcha Source (sweetened with honey or alternative)
- Mint Arnold Palmer Recipe (sweetened with sugar or sugar alternative)
- Southern Sweet Mint Iced Tea Recipe from Miss Millie (sweetened with sugar)
- Strawberry Iced Tea Recipe from Silver Tips Tearoom (sweetened with sugar and fresh strawberries)
- Iced Honey Oolong Recipe (sweetened with honey)
- Peach Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with peach juice and sugar)
- Raspberry Honey Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with honey and raspberry juice)
- Rose Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with honey)
- Jasmine Iced Tea Lemonade Recipe from Samovar Tea Lounge (sweetened with honey or any other natural sweetener)
- Southern Sweet Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with sugar)
- Sparkling Jasmine Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with brown suagr)
- Spiced Maple Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with maple syrup)
- Strawberry Basil Yerba Mate Recipe (sweetened with powdered sugar and fresh strawberries; pictured above)
- Strawberry "Sencha Fresca" (sweetened with honey and fresh strawberries)
- Thai Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with sweetened condensed milk and sugar)
- Lavender-Basil Lemonade Recipe from The Urban Tea Loft (sweetened with lemonade concentrate)
- Watermelon Iced Tea Recipe (sweetened with fresh watermelon and sugar)
Photo (c) Marko Goodwin
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