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Citrus Iced Tea Recipe

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"I think I have finally hit on a recipe for iced tea that doesn't have that artificial sweetener aftertaste," notes Dawn Lowenstein of Hatboro, Pennsylvania.

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Citrus Iced Tea Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

8 cups water, divided
6 individual tea bags
1 to 2 mint sprigs
3-1/2 teaspoons Crystal Light lemonade drink mix
2 cups orange juice
Ice cubes

Directions

In a Dutch oven, bring 1 qt. of water to a boil. Add tea bags and mint. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. Strain; discard tea bags and mint.
In a large container, combine lemonade mix and remaining water. Stir in the tea and orange juice. Cool. Serve over ice. Yield: 8 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with one 1/2-oz. tub of Crystal Light lemonade soft drink mix.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup equals 32 calories, trace fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Citrus Iced Tea in Taste of Home June/July 2005, p47

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