Do I have to peel the peaches before making the syrup?

No. The peach skins blend and simmer along with the peach flesh and contribute the most natural color and the most deeply peachy character to the syrup. The straining step removes all skin pieces from the finished syrup. Leaving the skins on produces the most vibrant and the most deeply flavored syrup more efficiently than peeling.

Can I use canned or frozen peaches?

Yes. Frozen peaches — thawed or used directly from frozen — work beautifully for the peach syrup. Canned peaches in juice or syrup also work well though reduce or eliminate the added sugar depending on the sweetness of the canned variety. The most ripe fresh summer peaches produce the most vibrant and the most deeply authentic fresh peach character.

How do I make the iced tea sweeter?

For a sweeter peach iced tea, increase the granulated sugar from one-third cup to half a cup in the peach syrup. Alternatively, prepare a simple syrup of equal parts sugar and water and stir through the finished poured glasses to taste. Honey or agave nectar stirred through the finished glass also adds the most beautifully natural alternative sweetness.

Peach Iced Tea Easy 3 Ingredient Homemade Peach Syrup Recipe

Description

The most easy refreshing 3-ingredient Peach Iced Tea made by bringing 4 cups water to near-boil removing from heat adding 3 black tea bags steeping exactly 5 minutes removing bags cooling and refrigerating then blending 3 large ripe chopped peaches with 1 cup water and 1/3 cup sugar 2 to 3 seconds just to break down pouring into pot adding remaining 1 cup water heating to gentle boil reducing simmer 5 minutes removing from heat steeping 30 minutes straining through fine sieve pressing pulp chilling 30 minutes then combining chilled tea and peach syrup in pitcher stirring and serving over ice with peach slice garnish. Tastes even better next day. A completely perfect homemade fresh peach iced tea recipe.

Ingredients

Scale

3 Black Tea Bags

4 cups Boiling Water

3 large Ripe Peaches chopped

2 cups Water divided for syrup

1/3 cup Granulated Sugar use 1/2 cup for sweeter tea

Ice for serving

Fresh Peach Slices for garnish

Instructions

1. Bring 4 cups water to near-boil. Remove from heat. Add 3 tea bags fully submerged. Steep exactly 5 minutes. Remove bags. Cool. Refrigerate until chilled.

2. Blend chopped peaches with 1 cup water and sugar 2 to 3 seconds just to break down.

3. Pour into large pot. Add remaining 1 cup water.

4. Heat medium until gentle boil. Reduce to simmer 5 minutes.

5. Remove from heat. Steep 30 minutes.

6. Strain through fine sieve into pitcher or jar pressing pulp to extract maximum juice.

7. Refrigerate strained syrup 30 minutes until chilled.

8. Combine chilled black tea and chilled peach syrup in large pitcher. Stir to combine.

9. Pour over ice. Garnish with fresh peach slices. Serve immediately.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Category: Drinks, Summer, Refreshing
Method: Stovetop, Blending
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 glass
Calories: 65
Sugar: 14g
Sodium: 5mg
Fat: 0g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 16g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg

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