Blackberry iced tea is really easy to make. The flavor is great and using real fruit has to give you some extra health benefits.
Ingredients:
4 cups of hot black tea (such as orange pekoe or Darjeeling)
1 cup of blackberries
honey to taste or 3/4 cup of sugar
- In a bowl combine the hot tea with the blackberries and let steep for an hour.
- With the back of a wooden spoon, crush the berries in the tea and then pour through a fine strainer into a pitcher. I crushed mine again in the strainer.
- Add honey to taste or use sugar.
- I then pour this warm tea over a half of pitcher of ice.
- Chill for at least 2 hours and serve.
Enjoy!
Sherry
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Looks and sounds good.
ReplyDeleteCynthia
This looks wonderful! I am always on the lookout for new ice tea recipes :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry! Oh, I've never heard of blackberry tea but how I love blackberries. I've just got to try this. Thank you for the recipe.
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Shelia :)
Oh how refreshing for a hot summer day!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! I cannot wait to try it.
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Sherry, What a great summer refresher! Blackberries are so good for us and they taste like summer to me! I'll be making this tea for sure!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so pretty in you glasses!
Thanks for joining ON THE MENU MONDAY and bringing the iced tea!
Sounds delicious and looks pretty too. Love me some blackberries....in anything. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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What a great recipe! Looks very tasty.
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Thank you SO MUCH! This must mean that I can do this with blueberries,ETC... AH, Finally REAL INGREDIENTS in my tea!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!
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Donna
This is new to me, BUT sounds deelish!! Will give this a try for sure.
ReplyDeleteTY for sharing. Should be very refreshing on a hot summer day or for a casual formal dinner.
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I would love to try this. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious! I remember picking blackberries in our garden as a child for blackberry cobbler.
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mmmmm,yummmmee xx
ReplyDeleteI love blackberries,especially freshly picked ones from the side of the road - that brings back so many memories of growing up!
ReplyDeleteYour tea sounds delightful!
This sounds wonderful. I know J would like this so I am going to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is watering!! I love making my regular teas as iced (IF it ever warms up here in the Midwest to where I'd actually WANT iced tea!). I just tried lavender tea using some of my dried lavender from last year . . . loved it!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds so delicious! Will definitely be trying this. Did you know that blackberries are good for treating diarrhea and vomiting? My grandmother used to give us blackberry juice and gelatin (warm) when we had tummy bugs and they worked every time. I learned years later that there is an enzyme in blackberries that does this. Maybe I should freeze some blackberries to use for this if necessary!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so refreshing! Love your glassware! I am going to be looking for some blackberries - Dearest loves them!
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Thank you for the recipe! I'm going to try it very soon as soon as our weather warms up. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteNancy
I drink lots of tea and going to try this, thanks
ReplyDeleteLooks too good to be true! I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Very sweet.
ReplyDeleteLiz
I'll have to try this next time I get some blackberries.
ReplyDeleteSherry, I love blackberry or peach teas. Thanks for sharing this recipe at Wow.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so delicious and appears to be easy, so I'm trying it. I love the glassware too!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe looks so delicious and the photos are so pretty. Thanks so much for sharing on SImple & Sweet Fridays. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteJody
Sherry, this sounds delicious. I love to drink flavored teas. Love those glasses. Are they Napoleonic? I have some with bees, but have not seen these. Would love to know where to find these.
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ReplyDeleteThis looks so refreshing and delicious. Thank you for sharing--perfect for summer!
What a lovely refreshing drink! Your blackberry ice tea sounds delicious, and very wholesome too!
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