Honey Citrus Southern Iced Tea Recipe

Honey Citrus Southern Iced Tea

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 8

Nutritional Information per Serving (1 of 8): Calories: 80; Total Fat: 0 g; Saturated Fat: 0 g; Carbohydrates: 22 g; Dietary Fiber: 2 g; Sugar: 19 g; Protein: 1 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 3 mg

Total Time: 45 minutes (including steeping and cooling)

Active Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 7 black tea bags (try Luzianne or Lipton)
• 1/2 cup honey
• 4 kumquats, thinly sliced (optional)
• 2 key limes or 1 regular lime, sliced into rounds
• 1 lemon, sliced into rounds
• Fresh mint leaves for garnish

Instructions

1. Heat 4 cups of water in a saucepan until it begins to simmer, then remove from heat and add the tea bags. Steep for 8 minutes, then discard the tea bags. Stir in the honey while the tea is still warm and let the tea cool.
2. Pour the sweetened tea into a pitcher, add 2 cups of ice and 4 cups of cold water, then stir to combine.
3. Add the sliced kumquats (if using), lime slices, and lemon slices to the pitcher.
4. Serve over ice and garnish each glass with fresh mint leaves.