Blueberry Lemonade Iced Tea Food

BLUEBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine water, blueberries, sugar and salt. Cover and cook on low heat 3 hours. , Turn off slow cooker; add tea bags. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Discard tea bags; cool 2 hours. Strain and discard blueberries. Pour into pitcher; serve over ice cubes. If desired, top each serving with additional blueberries, lemon slices and fresh mint leaves.

BLUEBERRY DRINK SYRUP FOR BLUEBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place blueberries in a saucepan with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Set sieve or colander lined with cheesecloth (I use a thick papertowel) over a bowl and pour in the blueberry mixture.
• Gently press out the juice with a spoon or by twisting the cheesecloth. Discard the pulp and measure the juice into saucepan.
• Add 1/2 cup sugar for each cup of juice and cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes.
• Chill and pour into covered jar. Store in refrigerator.
• Add two tablespoons to each glass of prepared iced tea. Stir well and garnish with a lemon slice.

LEMONADE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Cover and steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar and lemonade concentrate. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice. If desired, garnish with lemon slices.

BLUEBERRY-LEMON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring package of frozen blueberries and lemon juice to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and pour through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, using the back of a spoon to press out juice. Discard solids. Wipe saucepan clean.
• Bring 4 cups water to boil in same saucepan;add 3 family size teabags, and let stand 5 minutes. Remove and discard teabags.
• Stir in 3/4 cup sugar and blueberry juice mixture. Pour into pitcher;cover and chill 1 hour. Serve over ice.

BLUEBERRY-LEMONADE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add the frozen blueberries, and the water.
• Bring water to a boil; stir once or twice while waiting for the water to come to a boil.
• After the water comes to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover the pan, and simmer the berries for 10 minutes.
• Remove pan from the heat, and strain the water/blueberries.
• Add the tea bags to the pan, cover the pan, and steep the tea for 1 hour.
• Remove the tea bags from the pan, and strain the tea twice.
• Pour the blueberry-tea into a heat proof glass pitcher.
• To the pitcher, add one tub of the sugar-free lemonade flavored drink mix, and give the mixture a good stir.
• Add the blueberry juice to the pitcher, and stir.
• At this point you can immediately serve the tea in a glass filled with ice, or you can chill the tea in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

BLUEBERRY-BASIL LIMEADE

Steps:

• Place the sugar, basil sprigs and 1 cup of water into a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring every so often, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let steep for 30 minutes.
• Discard the basil and pour the syrup into a pitcher. Stir in the lime juice and 4 cups of cold water. Add the blueberries and chill for at least 4 hours or until ready to serve.
• To serve, put some ice in a glass, pour over the limeade and garnish with basil leaves. To make into a cocktail, add ice to a rocks glass and top with 1 1/2 ounces gin. Top off with the limeade and garnish with basil.

LEMONADE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 2-3 cups of water to a boil. Pour into gallon size pitcher, add tea bags and steep for 5-10 minutes, to taste. (I have left it overnight before; leave it as long as you like, the longer it steeps the stronger it gets, but 10 minutes is sufficient.).
• Remove tea bags, and add the lemonade mix. Top with cold water and ice to fill the pitcher. I usually don't have ice, and just chill it a few hours in my fridge.

PINK LEMONADE ICED TEA

Steps:

• combine the tea bags, sugar and water.
• boil softly 3-5 minutes.
• let cool to room temperature.
• add the can of lemonade to a gallon jar.
• fill 3/4 full with water.
• pour in the tea mixture.
• stir well.
• add ice cubes.
• enjoy!

STRAIGHTFORWARD LEMON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Measure sugar and place in large mixing bowl with 1 cup lemon juice to disolve.
• Measure water and bring to a boil in a saucepan.
• Remove from heat and place tea bags in the pan to steep for no more than 5 minutes.
• Remove the bags and discard.
• DO NOT SQUEEZE tea bags (this crushes the leaves and releases the tanin which is bitter).
• Pour hot tea into sugar/lemon mixture and stir to mix well.
• Transfer into one gallon container and fill to the top with cold water.
• Refridgerate and serve over ice.
• optional lemon slices or mint leaves!
• Cool and refreshing.

BLUEBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine blueberries, sweetener, lemon juice, and 1 cup water together in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour into a pitcher. Add remaining water and stir.

BLUEBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• First make a simple syrup by combining 1 cup sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the mixture boils.
• Lower the heat and allow the syrup to simmer for another minute.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a blender or food processor, puree the blueberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• In a pitcher, combine the cooled syrup, lemon juice and blueberry puree.
• To serve, pour 1/4 to 1/3 cup of base into a glass and fill with water.
• Makes base for 12 servings.

BLUEBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine blueberries and about a cup of iced tea in a blender and puree until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve into a pitcher and add remaining iced tea. To serve, pour into glasses over ice.