This fresh raspberry iced tea is bursting with tangy flavor! It’s easy to make with real berries and is great for sipping or entertaining.
Here’s a perfect light drink for warm weather: Raspberry Iced Tea! This recipe uses real berries to add a tart twist to this summery drink. It’s balanced with just the right amount of sweetness to make the berries sing. What’s more fun than adding fresh fruit to tea? This one is great for outdoor entertaining and celebrations, or casual sipping on your patio (we love both). The taste is beyond fresh and homemade is far tastier than store bought. How to do it!
Ingredients for raspberry iced tea
Making raspberry iced tea is easy: raspberry syrup doesn’t have to be simmering on the stovetop! You will simply mix the berries with water and sugar, then add to the tea and let cool. Here are the ingredients you will need:
- Frozen Raspberries: Frozen berries are much cheaper than fresh ones, and the taste is excellent. Feel free to use them fresh if you have them!
- Lemon: fresh citrus fruits accentuate sweet, tart berries
- Sugar: Sugar is needed here to balance the taste, otherwise it will be too tart
- Bag of black tea: Black tea has the best taste here. Keep in mind that it contains caffeine, but only about half the caffeine content of a cup of coffee.
Tips for straining raspberries
The main part of this effortless raspberry iced tea is straining the raspberries. Because raspberry seeds make uncomfortable floaters in a drink, you’ll want to remove them as part of the process. Place the berries in a blender with the water, lemon juice and sugar and blend until a puree forms. Here’s what to expect when you get tired:
- Use a fine mesh strainer. You want to remove any seeds here, so a fine-mesh strainer is essential to achieve a smooth, syrupy texture.
- Use a spatula to gradually press the syrup through. It takes longer than you think! But keep forcing with a spatula until all the seeds are removed.
Garnish the drink
When using this raspberry iced tea for entertaining or parties, the garnish is just the ticket! Add a few extra raspberries or lemon wedges to the pitcher or each glass. The colorful straws also add a fun element: we love these striped paper straws.
Point: If you don’t plan to buy more raspberries, save a handful to fill the 2 cups you’ll use for the pitcher. (Saving a few never hurts!)
More types of iced tea
Iced tea is great for entertaining: we love it for grilling and grilling in the summer! Here are some other iced tea ideas besides this raspberry iced tea:
The description
This fresh raspberry iced tea is bursting with tangy flavor! It’s easy to make with real berries and is great for sipping or entertaining.
- 8 cups water shared
- 6 black tea bags
- 2 cups frozen* or fresh raspberries (8 ounces), plus more for garnish
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (approx. 2 Lemons)
- ¾ cup Sugar
- In a saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Turn off the heat and add the tea bags. Leave for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place raspberries*, lemon juice, sugar and 4 cups water in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl and strain the liquid with a spatula (discard the seeds, this will take a few minutes).
- When the tea has steeped, remove the tea bags and pour into the bowl of raspberry water. Let cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into a pitcher and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before drinking. Lasts up to 4 days.
Remarks
*We prefer frozen berries because it’s a lot more economical and the flavor is great. Feel free to use them fresh if you have them! If desired, reserve a handful of berries to garnish the pitcher before tossing.
- Category: drink
- Method: tea
- Kitchen: tea
- Diet: vegan
Keywords: Raspberry Iced Tea
