This simple, Homemade Raspberry Sweet Tea recipe is made with raspberry simple syrup, tea bags, and water. An easy summer drink to keep you refreshed or to serve up for summer entertaining.
What’s your favorite summer drink?
I know, I’m getting way ahead of myself here with this Raspberry Sweet Tea recipe. One warm day in New Jersey and I’m ready to break out my summer drink recipes! Over the weekend, it was just about 70ºF so I got a little carried away. I decided some homemade raspberry sweet tea was in order to celebrate. Let’s just store this one in the archives for warmer days though, since we’re back to reality with 40ºF, rainy weather. I love making delicious drinks to serve to my family and friends on warm days. This raspberry sweet tea is perfect and so delicious.
How to make raspberry simple syrup:
To make this recipe, raspberries and sugar get muddled and simmered on the stove with some water creating the most beautifully luscious raspberry simple syrup ever. You’ll boil some water and brew up a few tea bags that this syrup will get stirred into after it’s strained. It’s really that simple, friends! Perfectly homemade raspberry sweet tea to enjoy on a nice warm day.
You guys are going to love this recipe! Super fun, easy, and delicious homemade sweet tea without any of the added yucky stuff that you’d get buying it from the store. I know when I make things at home, it makes me feel so much better about feeding it to my family!
Ingredients
- 12 oz frozen raspberries
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 cups water
- 4 tea bags
- Raspberry simple syrup, amount to your liking
Instructions
- In a medium-sized saucepan, heat raspberries, water, and sugar on medium-low heat, stirring frequently. Mash down the raspberries and break them down to release their juices. Simmer for 5 minutes on low heat. Strain the syrup into a large bowl.
- In a large pot, boil water and brew tea for 3-5 minutes. Remove tea bags and stir in raspberry syrup. Add as much or as little as you prefer to your desired sweetness.
Notes
Home Chef Tip: You can easily turn this recipe into strawberry sweet tea, blackberry sweet tea, or whatever flavor you prefer by making the simple syrup with the berry of your choosing.
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