Peach Sweet Tea Pitcher

Name: Peach Sweet Tea Pitcher
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 2 1/2 quarts (2.4 L); 8 glasses
Ingredients: 4 cups boiling water (960 ml); 8 black tea bags; 0.5 cup sugar; 1.5 cups peach nectar (360 ml); 4 cups cold water (960 ml); lemon wedges, peach slices and lots of ice

Sweet tea is the drink of the barbecue, and a bit of peach nectar turns it from ordinary to the pitcher everyone empties first. Brew it strong, sweeten it while it is hot and chill it hard. It is the one drink everybody at a barbecue can have.

about 2 1/2 quarts (2.4 L); 8 glassesYield

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What you'll need

4 cups boiling water (960 ml)
8 black tea bags
0.5 cup sugar
1.5 cups peach nectar (360 ml)
4 cups cold water (960 ml)
lemon wedges, peach slices and lots of ice

How to make it

Steep the tea bags in the boiling water for 5 minutes, then remove without squeezing.
Stir the sugar into the hot tea until dissolved.
Add the peach nectar and cold water and chill. Serve over lots of ice.
Glass: Mason jars or tall glasses. Garnish: A peach slice and a lemon wedge.

Chef's secrets

Do not steep for more than 5 minutes or it will be bitter.

Reduce the sugar if the nectar is very sweet.

Good to know

Make ahead

Keeps in the fridge for 3 days.