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Tropical Iced Tea Perfectly sweet 'n' tangy and loaded with tropical fruit flavor, this easy iced tea is the ultimate summer thirst quencher! Serves 8-10 1-2/3 cups pineapple juice 1/2 cup sugar 1 lemon 1 orange 6 cups water 2 tea bags

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Perfectly sweet ‘n’ tangy and loaded with tropical fruit flavor, this easy iced tea is the ultimate summer thirst quencher!

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Iced tea. Love it or hate it? From what I’ve gathered, most people I’ve met are either tea drinkers or coffee drinkers.

Me? I’m a coffee ‘gal all the way and generally don’t even bother with tea.

Until I met TROPICAL tea. In iced form of course, because I can’t really stomach warm liquids on a 90° summer day. Who does?

I have no idea how my mom can drink 3 cups of boiling-hot coffee every morning. Urghh…ICED all the way for me, please and thank you.

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So this iced tea was born because of the fact that my mom got an out-of-the-blue craving for iced tea the other day and begged me to make some for her.

Now that’s just weird. My mom is coffee-aholic so why the heck would she be craving iced tea?!

I’m a nice daughter though, so I didn’t question her and got right to work making her some tea.

I was half-inclined to just dump a few tea bags in some water, sweeten it and call myself an awesome daughter; but at the same time I was CRAVING something really tropical and fruity.

Sooo…I combined ’em both.

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Bam. Best iced tea in the WORLD is invented.

In less than 15 minutes too. Yep, that feels pretty good. 😀

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To me, this iced tea tasted like a bang-up combo of fruit punch and classic iced tea. It’s not TOO sweet, but perfectly tangy and balanced with the perfect spot-on tropical flavors of pineapple, orange, and lemon juice.

Party in a glass, I like to call it. 😀

And the color is just so appetizing NOBODY will be able to resist a glassful ‘a this stuff.

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This iced tea is so perfectly cold and refreshing it would the PERFECT sipper to pack in a thermos and take along to a summer picnic or cook-out. INSTANT cool-down/energy boost that we all need on these warm summer days.

You will always come home with an empty thermos, though. I promise. 😉

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Confession: I had originally made this iced tea last Thursday to serve at our 4th of July barbecue on Friday, but ended up having to make it AGAIN, because my my mom and I ended up guzzling down most of the first batch before Friday rolled around.

Hey, it’s SUMMER, guys so we’ve gotta stay hydrated! 🙂

It wasn’t really a problem either, seeing how this iced whips up SO fast. You just may end up having to make another batch, too. Peeps tend to gulp it all down in minutes flat.

Even if you’re NOT a fan of iced tea, I PROMISE you will fall in love with this tropical drink. And that’s coming from a bonafide iced-coffee lover. 😉

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I really AM an awesome daughter and I’m pretty sure my mom felt the same way when I handed her an ice-cold glass of this fruity iced tea.

Then obviously I poured myself a glass and joined her. 😀

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Ahhhh…sweet summer.

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Tropical Iced Tea

Perfectly sweet 'n' tangy and loaded with tropical fruit flavor, this easy iced tea is the ultimate summer thirst quencher!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 -10 servings

Ingredients

  • 6 cups cold water
  • 2 family-sized tea bags cold-brew
  • 1-2/3 cups pineapple juice
  • Juice from 1 large lemon
  • Juice from 1 large orange
  • 1/2 cup xylitol or sugar

Instructions

  • Place water and tea bags in a large pitcher. Let sit 10 minutes.
  • Place pineapple juice, lemon juice, orange juice, and xylitol (or sugar) in a medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until xylitol is dissolved. Remove from heat and add to tea/water mixture. Stir to combine. Remove tea bags and chill tea until ready to serve.

Notes

Store iced tea in refrigerator up to 5 days.
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Comments

  5. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says

    I am just like you, and LOVE iced tea! I have a glass every day with lunch. It’s the perfect amount of caffeine to get me thru the rest of the day. Coffee makes me too jittery. I love this tropical version! Can’t wait to give it a try : )

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    • Sarah says

      Coffee has the same effect on me in the afternoon, so this iced tea is the PERFECT substitute. You’ve gotta try this tea, Natalie! You would love it. 🙂

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    • Sarah says

      I’m totally on board with sneaking some rum into this iced tea. Um, YUM!
      Oh,and thanks for letting me know, Rachael! I can’t wait to get my hands on that book! 🙂

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  10. Kelly says

    I love iced tea and this one looks so refreshing! I love the tropical flavors you added too – a big jug of this sounds like the perfect drink to cool down with!

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  11. Danielle says

    I love tea, I just can’t do coffee it always upsets my stomach for some reason. But tea.. now I can drink that! I’m from the South too, so it’s mandatory. I love the tropical twist on this one!

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  12. [email protected] Well Floured Kitchen says

    haha, I’m writing this as a sip my steaming hot coffee this morning- the hotter the better! However it doesn’t get steamy hot in the mornings here. But by afternoon- I am totally ready for something iced! Love the tropical twist on this tea, looks super refreshing 🙂

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  16. Isadora @ she likes food says

    I’m from the south where everyone drinks sweet tea, which I happen to hate, but I love the regular iced tea. I love all the tropical flavors you added to this! I think I need to sit outside with a huge glass of this tea and pretend that I’m on a tropical beach!

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    • Sarah says

      I don’t really enjoy sweet tea either—it’s basically just sugar water with a little flavoring. Yuck! And YES. This tea takes you to that tropical happy place that we all love. 😀

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  18. Joanne says

    I’m a hot coffee and iced tea gal. And I have to admit I’m drinking hot coffee right now even though it’s a million degrees outside. Thank god for air conditioning!

    But iced tea also sounds so refreshing, especially when it’s filled with all these exotic flavors! 😛

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