Honey Citrus and Thyme Iced Tea
This cold brewed honey, citrus and thyme iced tea is easy to make and refreshing to drink.
The combination of flavors in this iced tea taste wonderful together.
The flavors include black tea, citrus fruits, fresh thyme and honey.
It’s easy to make and perfect for hot summer days.
About the Ingredients
The ingredients include cold water, black tea bags and honey.
Also, the tea is infused with fresh lemon, lime, orange and fresh thyme.
About the Container
This tea is made is a large Mason jar with a lid.
This container works nicely for cold brewing and storing the tea in the refrigerator.
A glass 1/2-gallon (2-quart) size Mason jar yields about 4 servings of iced tea.
Serving and Garnish
This tea is best when served chilled over ice.
An option for serving this tea is to put sliced citrus fruit in the serving glasses, in between the ice cubes for garnish.
Another option for garnish is to place a small thyme sprig by the rim of the glass.
Let’s check out the ingredients.
Tea – Black tea bags, cold water, orange, lemon, lime, thyme and honey
Container – A thoroughly cleaned 1/2 gallon (2-quart mason jar with a lid)
For the Sprigs of Thyme – A food-safe string or a narrow frosting piping tip to hold the bouquet of thyme in place
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
For the Tea Container
Water and Black Tea:
Add cold water to the jar and fill it about 3/4’s full (leaving room for the slices of citrus).
To the jar, add the tea bags.
The tea bags should start to diffuse fairly quickly.
Completely immerse the tea bags in the water.
I like to use 7 tea bags to speed up the diffusion a bit.
Citrus:
Slice the orange, lemon and lime.
Some of these slices are for the tea and some are for garnish.
Add slices of citrus inside of the container with the tea.
Reserve some of the slices for garnish.
Thyme:
With food-safe string, tie the sprigs of thyme together…or,
…use a narrow cake decorating piping tip.
And put the sprigs of thyme in the widest part of the tip.
Pull the thyme through the narrow part of the tip until the sprigs are tightly secured.
Drop the thyme into the tea.
Honey:
To the tea, add the honey.
Cold Brew the Tea in the Refrigerator
Cap the container with a lid.
Put the container in the refrigerator to cold brew for 2 hours.
For Serving
Remove and discard the tea bags, thyme and citrus slices from the jar (use a large, slotted spoon or tongs to remove the thyme and citrus slices).
Serve the tea over ice.
Garnish
Garnish with slices of orange, lemon or lime, and sprigs of thyme.
Store the tea in a covered container in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days.
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Honey Citrus and Thyme Iced Tea
Ingredients
For the Tea:
- Cold water
- 7 black tea bags
- 1/2 orange sliced (including rind)
- 1/2 lemon sliced (including rind)
- 1/2 lime sliced (including rind)
- 5 small sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon honey or to taste
Garnish:
- Slices of orange, lemon and lime
- Sprigs of thyme
Equipment
- A 1/2-gallon size (2 quarts) glass mason jar with a lid
- A food-safe string to tie the thyme sprigs with or a cake decorating piping tip should also work
Instructions
For the Tea:
- Fill a thoroughly cleaned jar 3/4 full of water. Add slices of orange, lemon and lime to the jar.
- Tie the thyme together with food-safe string, or put the thyme in a narrow cake decorating piping tip, and add it to the jar.
- Add the honey and stir. Cap the jar with a lid.
Chill:
- Chill the capped jar in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Remove and discard the tea bags from the jar.
- With a long slotted spoon or tongs, remove the slices of citrus and thyme.
Serve:
- Stir and serve over ice.
Garnish:
- To the serving glasses, add slices of orange, lemon and lime, and small sprigs of thyme.
- Store remaining tea in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days before serving.
This recipe was originally posted on October 30, 2016.
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I want to stop by for a glass - looks delicious! I'll wear my fuzzy slippers. :)
Hi Carole, I’ll wear mine too!