Cold Brew Plum Iced Tea
A refreshing summer drink combining cold-brewed black tea with a homemade plum syrup and aromatic lemon verbena or mint. This elegant beverage offers the perfect balance of sweet, fruity, and tea flavors.
Ingredients
- •8 bags black tea bags
- •3 sprigs lemon verbena or mint
- •1 cup sugar
- •4 whole red plums
- •2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine tea bags, 3 lemon verbena sprigs, and 8 cups cold water in a large pitcher. Cover and chill at least 8 hours and up to 12 hours.
480 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, bring sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add plums and reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep 30 minutes. Strain plum syrup into a small bowl; stir in lemon juice. Cover and chill until cold, at least 30 minutes.
70 min
- 3.
Remove tea bags and lemon verbena sprigs from tea and stir in 3/4 cup plum syrup and 4 cups ice. Serve in ice-filled glasses garnished with more lemon verbena.
5 min
- 4.
Plum syrup can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.
