Honey Citrus and Thyme Iced Tea

Name: Honey Citrus and Thyme Iced Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 130 min
Ingredients: A 1/2 gallon size (2 quarts) glass mason jar with a lid; 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 springs fresh thyme; 1 tablespoon honey (or to taste); Slices of orange, lemon and lime; Sprigs of thyme

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by Nancy

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A delightful bouquet of flavors.

You know how there are some things in the kitchen that get used all the time while other things just sort of sit in the cupboard until that one time when they’re needed?

My 2-quart mason jar is one of those things that I use all the time. I love to make tea with it.

In this recipe, the tea is cold brewed in the refrigerator.

Large mason jars are perfect for making tea.

I like to use a glass 1/2 gallon (2 quart) size because it fits in my fridge a lot better than the gallon size.

This tea is infused with fresh lemon, lime, orange and a hint of fresh thyme.

It’s so light and refreshing.

And best if enjoyed with your feet up relaxing.

But if there’s no time for putting your feet up, hopefully you can at least wear comfy fuzzy slippers.

Here are more ice cold recipes made with tea you may like “Lemon, Mint and Orange Iced Tea“, “Watermelon, Mint and Lemon Infused Green Tea” and “Peach, Lemon and Iced Tea Agua Fresca“.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

For the Tea – Black tea bags, cold water, orange, lemon, lime, thyme and honey

For the Container – A thoroughly cleaned 1/2 gallon (2-quart mason jar with a lid, and food-safe string or a narrow cake decorating tip to hold the bouquet of thyme in place)

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

Here’s how to make it.

Add cold water to the jar and fill it about 3/4’s full (leaving room for the slices of citrus).

Add the tea bags.

The tea bags should start to diffuse fairly quickly.

Give the tea bags a jiggle to make sure they’re completely immersed in the water.

I like to use 7 tea bags to speed up the diffusion a bit.

Next,

slice the orange, lemon and lime….some slices for the tea and some for garnish.

Add the slices of citrus to the tea.

Then, on to the thyme.

Tie the thyme together with food-safe string, or…

…use a narrow cake decorating tip; put the sprigs of thyme in the widest part of the tip and pull them through to the narrow part until the sprigs are tightly secured inside the decorating tip.

Drop the thyme into the tea.

Next,

add the honey.

Cap with the lid and put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

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 with slices of orange, lemon or lime, and sprigs of thyme.

Store the remaining tea in the jar, capped in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days before serving.

Then sit back and enjoy.

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More Refreshing Drinks You May Enjoy:

Brown Sugar and Mint Limeade

Cantaloupe Coconut and Strawberry Agua Fresca

Blueberry Limeade

Very Cherry Shirley Temple with Lime

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