Sweet Iced Tea Recipe - Perfect Southern Style
Make perfect Southern sweet tea at home! This easy recipe creates refreshing sweet iced tea with the ideal balance of sweetness and tea flavor.
20 min
cook 10 min
8
American
5.0 (7)

Ingredients
Instructions
Bring the water to a boil in a large pot over high heat.
Pour the boiling water into a 2-quart pitcher.
Add tea bags.
Steep the tea for 1 to 2 minutes only. If the tea bags are left in longer, the tea may become bitter.
Remove tea bags.
Add the sugar and stir until it is dissolved.
Fill the pitcher with ice.
Add cold water to fill up the pitcher.
Enjoy your iced tea.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 48 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 12 g
- Fat Content
- 1 g
- Sodium Content
- 12 mg
- Sugar Content
- 12 g
- Serving Size
- 1 serving













