Welcome to my blog where I share my personal recipes with my friends and the public. Take a look at my recipes and let me know what you think. Recipes are added everyday so come on back and take a look. Thanks for stopping by.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Pomegranate Sweet Tea Recipe

In the South when you ask for a glass of tea they will assume that you are asking for a glass of sweetened iced tea.  Sweet Tea means tea that is sweetened with white sugar at the time that it is brewed.  The amount of sugar that you add will depend on your sweet tooth.  Below is my recipe for how to make some delicious ice cold pomegranate sweet tea that is made with water, sugar, baking soda, orange and spice herb tea, pomegranate juice and ice.

















Ingredients:

8 cups of clean fresh water,
1 cup of white granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon of baking soda
5 orange and spice herbal tea bags
1 cup of pomegranate juice
Ice

Instructions:

You will want to pour two cup of your water and all of your sugar into a 3-Quart Saucepan and bring the water to a boil.  Continue boiling until all of the sugar has completely dissolved.  Now take the saucepan off the heat and add a pinch of baking soda into the water and stir.  The reason for adding the baking soda to the tea us to remove the bitterness of the tea.

Your next step is to take a 2-quart pitcher and place the tea bags at the bottom of the pitcher.  I use herbal teas because herbal tea is caffeine free and I prefer non caffeinated drinks.  You will now want to pour the hot water over the tea bags as well as 6 cups of cold water.  Now simply cover the pitcher and steep the tea for 5 to 7 minutes, depending on how strong you want your tea.  After that time remove the tea bags, making certain not to squeeze them when you remove them from the pitcher.  The reason for not squeezing them is that doing so tends to make the tea bitter.  Next, add in your pomegranate juice to your sweet tea and give it a stir.

Now simply place your pitcher of pomegranate sweet tea into the refrigerator and chill until its nice and cold.  You will want to chill about 4 to 6 hours.  When serving your pomegranate sweet tea, pour it over a tall glass that’s half full of ice.  Then simply enjoy a nice tall glass of ice cold pomegranate sweet tea.

No comments:

Post a Comment