Sweet Tea Recipe

• 5 active mins to make
• Serves 8

As a new Southerner, I wanted to make simple, traditional Southern recipes at home. Cold drinks are a necessity in Kentucky and the rest of the South. This recipe for Sweet Tea varies from normal recipes as it's 1) easier, 2) faster, 3) healthier for you, and 4) tastes better (in my humble opinion). Read more The secret: honey. Herbal (caffeine-free) version: instead of black tea, use 1 tablespoon lavender flowers, 1 tablespoon lemon verbena, 1 tablespoon hyssop, and 1 tablespoon mint (or any other combination of herbs that smell great together). I use loose-leaf herbs and place them in stainless steel tea balls. Tools you'll need: 8-cup tea kettle, pyrex 8-cup measuring bowl w/ pouring spout and handle, 8-cup pitcher, strainer to match size of pitcher's mouth. Don't worry, these tools are a great investment and you'll find yourself using them for tons of other recipes. Total time: less than an hour and a half (almost all resting). See less

• fruit
• tea
• honey
• southern
• easy
• cheap
• herbal
• black
• lemon verbena
• mint
• hyssop
• lavender
• boil
• nothing specific