Strawberry & Raspberry Sweet Tea Recipe
Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 8 – 10
Bursting with the flavors of fresh berries, this sweet tea is a perfectly refreshing pick-me-up!
Prep Time:
10 minutes plus time for freezing
Cook Time:
25 minutes
Serves:
8 – 10
Perfect for:
BBQ and Tailgates
Dairy Free
Healthyish Sweets
Ingredients
- 1 Package (16 ounces) Driscoll’s Strawberries, divided
- 1 Package (6 ounces) Driscoll’s Raspberries, divided
- 2 Cups sugar
- 8 Cups water, divided
- 4 Bags black tea or 4 tablespoons loose leaf black tea
- Fresh mint for garnish (optional)
Directions
- HULL 1 package (16 ounces) strawberries.
- SLICE IN HALF 2 cups strawberries and PLACE into freezer until frozen.
- CHOP remaining 1 cup strawberries and SET ASIDE.
- PLACE half of 1 package (6 ounces) raspberries into freezer until frozen.
- SET ASIDE remaining raspberries.
- PLACE 2 cups sugar into a medium saucepan.
ADD 2 cups water.
- BRING mixture to a boil over medium heat.
- REMOVE from heat and ADD 4 bags black tea.
- ADD reserved strawberries and ADD reserved raspberries.
- MASH berries until broken down.
- COVER saucepan and LET STEEP 25 minutes.
- MASH berries again and STRAIN mixture through a fine mesh strainer.
- PRESS solids to release any excess juices.
- DISCARD solids.
- ADD 6 cups cold water and STIR to combine.
- PLACE several frozen strawberries and several frozen raspberries into a glass tumbler.
- POUR tea over frozen berries and GARNISH with fresh mint as desired.
- SERVE immediately.
