Sweet Citrus Iced Tea

Name: Sweet Citrus Iced Tea
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 gallon.
Ingredients: 14-1/2 cups water, divided; 10 tea bags; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 2/3 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup thawed orange juice concentrate; Ice cubes

My family has been making iced tea this way ever since I was a child. When I recently prepared it for a church function, everyone liked it so much that they asked for the recipe. — Diane C Kirkpatrick, Terre Hill, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

14-1/2 cups water, divided
10 tea bags
1-1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup thawed orange juice concentrate
Ice cubes

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups of water just to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add tea bags; let stand for 10 minutes. Discard tea bags.
Pour tea into a large container. Stir in the sugar, lemon juice, orange juice concentrate and remaining water. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 82 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 21g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Iced Tea in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2006

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Deb

Mar 25, 2019

I am working on this today as I am having company tomorrow. By the way...MARGERY!!!(review before me) READTHERECIPE...You only boil PART OF THE WATER...ADD REST COLD! When it comes to a recipe, you have to read and then RE-read.
Margery

Jul 14, 2018

Recipe calls for 14 1/2 cups water but directions say boil 4 cups to boil..which is it???
ojc0806

Jun 29, 2017

Wonderful, easy and delicious!
SHarold

May 11, 2011

Absolutely great - so lovely & refreshing. I cut back on the sugar because I don't like very sweet tea, and it was still very good.