Lemony Pineapple Iced Tea Food

PINEAPPLE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, 3-5 minutes according to taste. Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Transfer to a pitcher; cool slightly. Stir in fruit juices., Refrigerate, covered, overnight. Serve over ice. Garnish as desired.

SPIKED LEMONY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Cut a few thin rounds of lemon and reserve for garnish. Zest 2 tablespoons of zest from the remaining lemons, then juice the lemons (you'll need 4 tablespoons of juice; reserve any additional juice for another use).
• Make the ice cubes: Stir the lemon zest, 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the hot water in a heatproof liquid measuring cup. Pour the liquid into a standard ice cube tray and freeze.
• Make the cocktail: In a mixer, shake together the tea, whiskey, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Shake and set aside for the sugar to melt.
• Serve: Arrange a few ice cubes in 2 glasses. Add a couple of ice cubes to the mixer and shake. Pour half of the cocktail mix into each. If you like, run the edge of the glasses with the lemon slices. Garnish the glass with the slices.

HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Stir first 3 ingredients together, add splenda to taste if desired, and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• Garnish with lemon slices, diced pineapple chunks on skewers, and or diced kiwi.

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.

GOLDEN PINEAPPLE & VANILLA ICED TEA

Steps:

• Chop the skin and core left over from the small pineapple (as used in our pineapple passion bundt cake), plus 1 scraped vanilla pod and put in a pan. Add 600ml water or just enough to cover the fruit and vanilla. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 30 mins, after which the pineapple will be soft and the liquid reduced. Remove from the heat, add 1 English Breakfast tea bag, then steep for 5 mins, or longer if you like. Strain, then sweeten with 1 tbsp golden syrup. Cool, then serve over ice. Will keep in the fridge for up to three days.

PINEAPPLE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place tea bags and sugar in a 2-quart pitcher.
• Add 4 cups of boiling water.
• Steep for 15 minutes.
• Remove tea bags.
• Steep fresh mint leaves in tea for at least 3 minutes.
• Remove mint leaves.
• Add lemon juice, lemon slices and pineapple juice.
• Fill the pitcher with cold water.
• Serve over ice.
• Garnish with pineapple and fresh mint leaves.

ICED LEMON PINEAPPLE GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Juice 4 lemons and strain.
• Slice remaining 2 lemons.
• Stir lemon juice and pineapple juice into tea.
• Crush 6 mint springs and stir into tea.
• Stir in sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Add lemon slices to tea.
• Put ice in a large pitcher and pour tea mixture over ice.
• Pour over ice in glasses, garnishing with mint and pineapple slices, if desired.