Classic Sweet Tea

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We love this sweet tea recipe because it's got strong tea flavor without being bitter, and it's sweet but not cloying. We also use a surprise ingredient to make sure your tea is never cloudy.

50 min
2 quarts
Southern
4.7 (17)
Classic Sweet Tea
Servings
1×

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Place tea bags and baking soda in a large heatproof measuring cup.

  2. Bring water just to a rolling boil in a saucepan or kettle, and immediately pour over tea bags, making sure bags are submerged. Cover and steep 7 minutes. Remove tea bags without squeezing; discard tea bags.

  3. Add ice, and stir until ice melts. Stir in Simple Syrup.

  4. Serve over ice.

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