Iced Lime Tea Recipes

SPICED THYME AND LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups water, sugar, thyme, cinnamon sticks, lime juice and lime zest to a boil in a 5-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tea bags. Steep the tea for 15 minutes. Remove the tea bags and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Strain the mixture into a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Pour the tea into 4 ice-filled glasses and serve.

SWEET LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Pour the water into a gallon sized jar over the tea bags. Allow to steep for 45 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags. Stir in the sugar and lime juice until the sugar has dissolved. Cool to room temperature; refrigerate until cold before serving.

DRIED LIME TEA

Steps:

• Break the dried limes into several pieces. (You can use a mortar and pestle or put them in a sandwich bag and smack them with a hammer.) Combine 4 cups water and the lime pieces in a small saucepan, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat and strain through cheesecloth or a coffee filter. Discard the solids. Add the sugar to the tea and stir until dissolved. Drink hot or cool to room temperature and then refrigerate.

EASY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put the tea bags, sugar, honey and 1.5 litres water in a large jug. Leave to infuse for 10 mins, then remove and discard the tea bags. Chill until ready to serve.
• Stir in the lemon juice, lemon slices, orange slices and mint leaves. Fill the jug with plenty of ice and stir again.
• Fill tall glasses with ice and pour over the iced tea, then serve with extra honey to taste.

LEMON-LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Add tea bags to boiling water. Steep for 3 minute Remove bags, then immediately add frozen lemonade and stir until completely dissolved. Sweeten with sugar or honey, if needed.
• Refrigerate at least until cold. Then stir in rum to taste.
• To serve, place a few ice cubes in a large pitcher. Thinly slice lemon and lime and add. Pour tea mixture overtop.

LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags without squeezing( squeezing can add bitterness).
• While tea is steeping, mix the limeade and sugar in a 2 quart heat-proof pitcher.
• Pour the tea into the pitcher and stir. Add the other 3 cups of cold water and let cool, then chill.
• Serve over ice with a lime wedge on the glass.

HOT STEEPED LIME GREEN ICED TEA

Steps:

• Brew the tea in 4 cups hot water and let steep a couple of minutes.
• Strain through a sieve, and then stir in the sugar and lime until all the sugar dissolves. Serve over ice.

LONG ISLAND ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine the ice, vodka, gin, rum, tequila, triple sec, maple syrup, lemon juice and lime juice. Add the salt, which accentuates all of the flavors. Stir with a wooden spoon until the pitcher feels cold to the touch and the ice has dissolved slightly, about 30 seconds. Top with the Coca-Cola.
• To serve, pour the cocktail into individual glasses filled with fresh ice, and garnish with lemon and lime slices. Sprinkle with more salt, if you'd like.