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Two pint jars of blueberry iced tea next to a gallon jar.

Naturally Sweetened Blueberry Iced Tea Recipe

Kate Schat
Canning fruit means delicious jars of juice remain. Add it to freshly brewed tea for amazing, naturally-sweetened fruity iced tea.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 39 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups canned blueberry juice from canned blueberries (or other juice from canned fruit)
  • 3 black or green tea bags
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 quart hot water
  • Cold water to cover

Instructions
 

  • In a gallon jar, put your tea bags, lemon juice, salt and hot water and let steep 15 minutes.
  • Take the tea bags out, add in blueberry juice and cold water to fill. Taste for sweetness/lemon juice and adjust as needed.
  • Serve over ice or chill for later.

Notes

  • Use any fruit juice you'd like.
  • Depending on how much sugar you put in your canned fruit, you might find it sweet enough, or like you need to add some honey or sugar to sweeten it more. If the chance that you make REALLY sweet canned fruit...you might need to dial back how much of the fruit juice you add to it.
  • If you don't have a gallon jars, feel free to scale this in half for a half gallon jar/jug.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pintCalories: 39kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.003gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 70mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.2mg
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