Grandma's Lemon Mint Ice Tea

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Grandma's Lemon Mint Ice Tea). This is my grandmother's recipe for homemade lemon mint ice tea. A sip of this tea brings back wonderful memories of summer days at my grandparents' house for my brother and I. As we got older, we tweaked the recipe to include lemon vodka, which we now call 'Koehler's Killer Tea.' Enjoy!

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr10 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Grandma's Lemon Mint Ice Tea

Ingredients

6 cups water

6 tea bags

2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves

or more to taste

1 teaspoon orange-flavored drink mix (such as Tang®)

2 cups cold water

1 cup white sugar

or to taste

½ cup lemon juice

¼ cup lemon-flavored vodka

or to taste

Drinks

Directions

Step 1

Combine water tea bags mint leaves and orange-flavored drink mix in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tea is steeped about 30 minutes. Add 2 cups cold water to tea and remove mint leaves and tea bags.

Step 2

Stir sugar and lemon juice into tea until sugar is dissolved; refrigerate until chilled at least 30 minutes. Stir vodka into tea before serving.

Nutritional Information

Grandma's Lemon Mint Ice Tea

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 119.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 0.1g

Carbohydrates: 26.8g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 0.1g

Sugars: 25.8g

Vitamin A Iu: 18.2IU

Niacin Equivalents: 0.1mg 1%

Vitamin C: 8.5mg 14%

Folate: 2.4mcg 1%

Calcium: 11.1mg 1%

Magnesium: 3.3mg 1%

Potassium: 42.3mg 1%

Sodium: 7.4mg

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.