Homemade Peach-Raspberry Iced Tea

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Ingredients

  • 6 fresh ripe peaches, sliced & pit removed
  • 2 tablespoons 100% pure maple syrup or raw honey, optional
  • 6 Lipton® Black Tea Bags
  • 16 ounces raspberries, frozen
  • Mint leaves

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, add 4 of the sliced peaches to 5 cups fresh water. Pour in maple syrup if using. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5-6 minutes.
  2. Turn off heat, and add tea bags. Gently mash peaches with a fork against the opposite side of the pan from the teabags. Let tea & peaches steep 8-10 minutes.
  3. Strain the peach mixture into a clear pitcher. Fill pitcher with ice, frozen raspberries, the rest of the sliced peaches and a sprig of mint.

Serves 4 to 6.

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