Mint Julep Iced Tea

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Iced tea with mint is the ideal summer sipper. This citrus-mint tea, using homemade simple syrup, is a non-alcoholic version of a mint julep iced tea.

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
4 tea bags
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
2 quarts cold water
1 cup orange juice
6 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

1 Bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Add tea bags and mint to sugar mixture; let steep for 10 minutes. Strain mixture and discard tea bags and mint.
2 Combine tea mixture, 2 quarts cold water, orange juice, and lemon juice in a pitcher.