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Sweet Tea With Honey

This delicious sweet tea with honey uses honey to create an amazing flavor. Learn how simple it is to make tasty sweet tea without refined sugar.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy sun tea, healthy sweet tea, sweet tea with honey
Servings: 8
Author: Sarah Cook

Ingredients

  • 1 family style black or green tea bag
  • 1/3 cup raw honey
  • 4 cups water {boiling}
  • 4 cups water {cold}
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda {optional}
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Instructions

Stovetop Instructions

  • Bring 4 cups of water to a near boil.
    4 cups water
  • Add tea bag(s) and (optional) baking soda, and cover the pan. Remove from heat, and let steep for 15 minutes.
    1 family style black or green tea bag, 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • Remove tea bags, pour into a pitcher, add the honey and stir.
    1/3 cup raw honey
  • Add 4 cups of cold water and place in the fridge.
    4 cups water

Sun Tea Instructions

  • Place tea, honey, 8 cups of room temperature water, and baking soda in a sun tea jar. Place in a sunny place.
  • Stir occasionally if possible to distribute the honey. The length of time to steep will depend on how hot it is outside.
  • Serve over ice if you’d like to serve immediately. Transfer to the refrigerator and cool.

Notes

  1. Don’t have family-style bags? Use 7 small tea bags instead.
  2. Makes 1/2 gallon or 2 quarts.
  3. If you would like to serve immediately, add 2 cups of cold water and 2 cups of ice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 34kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 5mg | Sugar: 9g | Iron: 0.1mg