Sweet Citrus Iced Tea

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. + chilling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Diane Kirkpatrick

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Jun. 08, 2023

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

TEST KITCHEN APPROVED

Sweet Citrus Iced Tea

Yield:1 gallon
Prep:15 min

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
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Directions

  1. 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.
  2. Pour tea into a large container. Stir in the sugar, lemon juice, orange juice concentrate and remaining water. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice.
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