Sweet Apple Iced Tea (Giada De Laurentiis) |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 7 Minutes |
Ready In: 12 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
6 cups water |
6 sweet apple tea bags (recommended: celestial seasonings sweet apple chamomile) |
1 1/3 cups vanilla simple syrup, recipe follows |
1 small apple, thinly sliced |
1/2 lemon, thinly sliced |
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1 cup granulated sugar |
1 cup water |
1 vanilla bean, cut in 1/2 lengthwise and seeds removed |
Directions:
1. In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil over high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the tea bags. Allow the liquid to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Remove the tea bags and discard. Add the Vanilla Simple Syrup and stir. Pour the mixture into a glass pitcher. Add the apple and lemon slices and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. Pour the tea into ice-filled glasses and serve.
3. Vanilla Simple Syrup:
4. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, water, vanilla bean, and vanilla bean seeds. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool, about 20 minutes. Strain before using.
5. Yield: 1 1/3cups
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