Peach Ginger Iced Tea Recipe

This peach ginger iced tea recipe is a delicious start to spring and summer! From my cookbook! Checkout my other cookbooks here.

Peach Ginger Iced Tea

Recipe from Summer Iced Tea Recipes: 50+ Regular, Herbal, Milk, and Fruity Teas

Prep: 10 min  Cook: 1 hour  Serves: 4

Ingredients

1 quart water

4-5 black tea bags

1-inch fresh ginger, thinly sliced

2 fresh peaches, sliced

Sugar or honey, to taste

Directions

• In a large pot, bring 1 quart water to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in the sugar to dissolve. If using honey, add with the peaches so the heat doesn’t destroy the health benefits.
• Add tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes.
• During the last 2 minutes, add the ginger slices and let steep to infuse the spicy flavor.
• Remove the tea bags.
• While the tea is still warm, add the peach slices (and honey if using) and let steep as it cools.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour to chill and infuse all the flavors.
• Strain out the solids and serve over ice.

Fun Fact!

Ginger is not a root, even though it is listed as ‘ginger root’ on your grocery store app. It’s actually a rhizome, like a potato. Dating back over 5,000 years, it was first documented in China, Southeast Asia, and India and was an expensive spice. In the 14^th century, one pound of ginger cost the same as one sheep!