Description
Enjoy a refreshing Sweet Tea recipe that is naturally sweetened with dates, making it refined sugar-free. This beverage is perfect for hot summer days or as a healthier alternative to traditional sweet tea.
Ingredients
Scale
Black Tea
- 5 black tea bags
Date Syrup
- 1 cup dates (tightly packed)
- 10 cups water
Additional
- 1 lemon (sliced)
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Steep Tea: Add 5 black tea bags and 2 cups of boiling water to a teapot. Let steep, covered, for two hours.
- Make Date Syrup: In a pot, add dates and 4 cups of cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Strain Date Syrup: Strain the date syrup and allow it to cool.
- Combine Ingredients: In a large pitcher, combine the steeped tea, date syrup, and 4 cups of cold water.
- Chill: Refrigerate the sweet tea mixture for at least 2 hours.
- Serve: Fill glasses with ice cubes, lemon slices, and pour in the sweet tea.
Notes
- You can store any leftover date syrup in the fridge for a few days to use in other recipes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Steeping, Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Sweet Tea, Date Sweetened Tea, Healthy Sweet Tea
