Secret to the Best Southern Sweet Tea Recipe

Name: Secret to the Best Southern Sweet Tea Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 4 Family Size Black Tea Bags (or 12 regular tea bags); 1½ to 2 Cups Granulated Sugar (adjust the amount of sugar to your personal taste); ⅛ Teaspoon Baking Soda; 16 Cups Water (divided (4 cups boiling water + 12 cups cold water)); Ice cubes (lemon slices, and mint leaves for serving (optional))

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Servings: 16

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Secret to the Best Southern Sweet Tea Recipe

Ingredients

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4 Family Size Black Tea Bags (or 12 regular tea bags)1½ to 2 Cups Granulated Sugar (adjust the amount of sugar to your personal taste)⅛ Teaspoon Baking Soda16 Cups Water (divided (4 cups boiling water + 12 cups cold water))Ice cubes (lemon slices, and mint leaves for serving (optional))

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Instructions

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Step 1

Boil the water. In a medium saucepan or kettle, bring 4 cups of boiling water to a boil.

Step 2

Steep the tea. Remove from heat, add the tea bags and sprinkle in the baking soda. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes to make a strong iced tea concentrate.

Step 3

Sweeten it. Remove the tea bags and pour the hot concentrate into a large pitcher. Stir in the sugar until fully dissolved, creating a rich sweet tea syrup.

Step 4

Add cold water. Stir in the remaining cold water.

Step 5

Chill and serve. Let it cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold. Serve over ice with a slice of lemon and fresh mint leaves if desired.