Arnold Palmer Iced Tea Recipes

THE ARNOLD PALMER

Steps:

• Combine lemonade and iced tea in a highball or tall glass. Add ice and stir until chilled.

ARNOLD PALMER ICED TEA

Steps:

• Heat one quart of water to boiling in large saucepan. Add loose tea to boiling water and remove from heat; allow to steep with lid on for 4 minutes. Immediately strain tea into a pitcher filled with the cool water.
• While tea is brewing, for the lemonade base combine water, sugar and lemon zest. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Cool, and then add the lemon juice. Strain the syrup and store in the refrigerator in a covered jar.
• To Serve: Fill a 16 ounce glass 3/4 full with ice. Put in 2 -3 tablespoons (or to taste) lemonade base and then slowly fill the glass with tea. Garnish with mint sprig and serve.
• For alcoholic beverage, add Bourbon.
• Should you have leftover lemonade base, it may be used to make lemonade by using 1 part lemonade base and 4 parts water.

ARNOLD PALMER ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a microwave safe glass measuring cup or bowl, add 2 c. of water with 3-4 black tea bags. Microwave for 2 minutes. Remove from microwave and let tea steep for about 5-10 minutes. Remove tea bags, pour tea concentrate into a pitcher and add 2 more cups of cold water. Stir.
• In a separate container, like a large glass measuring cup, combine lemon juice, sugar and 3 1/4 c. cold water. Stir to dilute sugar. Pour into pitcher with ice tea mixture and stir to combine. Chill. When ready to serve, pour into glasses over ice. Keep refrigerated.

SPIKED ARNOLD PALMERS

Steps:

• Put the tea bags in a large heatproof pitcher and pour in 5 cups boiling water. Let steep about 10 minutes. Discard the tea bags.
• Pour half of the tea into ice cube trays and freeze until firm, 3 hours. Refrigerate the rest.
• Make a simple syrup: Heat 1 cup water and the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Let cool.
• Stir 1 cup of the simple syrup, the lemon juice, 5 cups cold water and the vodka into the pitcher of chilled tea. Add the tea ice cubes.
• Pour the drink into glasses. Garnish with lemon slices and mint.

SPIKED ARNOLD PALMER

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine the iced tea, lemonade and limoncello. Stir with a cocktail spoon. Divide into 6 glasses filled with citrus ice cubes or regular ice cubes and serve with straws.

CITRUS ARNOLD PALMER WITH BOURBON

Steps:

• Pour water over tea, and steep 5 to 7 minutes. Strain, and refrigerate. Stir in bourbon, juices, and syrup. Serve over ice with garnish.

ARNOLD PALMER BARS

Steps:

• For the crust:.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the butter and sugar in a bowl. Cream together until smooth. Add the flour and salt then stir together until a dough forms.
• Press the dough into a 9 x 9-inch square baking pan so you get an even layer covering the whole base.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until just starting to turn brown around the edges.
• For the top layer:.
• Heat the unsweetened tea in a small pot over a medium heat. Let simmer until reduced down to 1/4 cup.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and zest, stirring until smooth. Mix in the tea.
• Pour this over the baked crust.
• Reduce the oven to 300 degrees F and bake for another 20-25 minutes until the top is set.
• Let cool then cut into 16 squares and dust with powdered sugar.

FROZEN BOOZY ARNOLD PALMER

Steps:

• Bring 3 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat and add tea bags and sugar. Let steep 4 minutes. Discard tea bags and let cool slightly (you should have about 3 1/2 cups tea).
• Divide 3 cups tea between 2 ice cube trays; chill remaining 1/2 cup tea. Divide 3 cups lemonade between remaining 2 ice cube trays; chill remaining 1/2 cup lemonade. Freeze until solid, 3-4 hours.
• Blend lemonade ice cubes, 1/2 cup vodka, and 1/2 cup lemonade in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a spouted liquid measuring cup or pitcher. Rinse blender jar and add tea ice cubes and remaining 1/2 cup tea and 1/2 cup vodka; blend until smooth.
• Tilt a large glass to one side and fill halfway with lemonade mixture. While slowly returning glass to upright position, pour in frozen tea mixture to fill glass and create a swirl. Garnish with lemon wheels.
• Do Ahead
• Ice cubes can be made 3 months ahead. Transfer to resealable plastic bags and keep frozen.