Taste of Home
Spiced Iced Tea
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: 2-4 servings.
This was my mom's iced tea recipe, which had a special spot in our refrigerator on hot summer days. I remember it being served as a special treat for the men who were on hand during the hay harvest.
-Ellen Carlton
Mont Vernon, New Hampshire
Ingredients
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4 cups boiling water
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4 tea bags
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1 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
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4 whole cloves
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Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar
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Ice cubes, fresh mint and lemon slices
Directions
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1.
Pour boiling water into a heat-proof pitcher. Add the tea bags, cinnamon, cloves and sugar substitute; steep tea for 15 minutes.
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2.
Discard the tea bags, cinnamon and cloves. Pour tea over ice in glasses; garnish with mint and lemon.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 3 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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