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Vanilla Herbal Iced Tea

Herbal iced tea, sweetened with vanilla simple syrup, makes for a very refreshing sweet drink on a hot day. Make with half herbal tea and half black tea if you'd like a caffeine boost.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 1 quart
Course: Drinks
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Vanilla simple syrup:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 vanilla bean split lengthwise
  • Tea:
  • 4 tea bags of your choice I used blueberry flavored herbal tea
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 vanilla bean split lengthwise

Method
 

  1. To make the simple syrup, combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan
  2. Bring to boil, stirring gently
  3. Boil until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is clear, remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes
  4. Put the vanilla bean into a heatproof jar with a lid, pour the sugar water into the jar
  5. Put the lid on and let it steep in the fridge for 1 day
  6. To make the tea, bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a tea kettle
  7. Add the tea bags and the vanilla bean to the kettle, put the lid back on, and let sit for 30 minutes.
  8. Take the vanilla bean out, scrape any leftover caviar into the tea
  9. Pour the tea through a strainer into a heat proof pitcher
  10. Put the pitcher in the fridge until chilled, about 2 hours
  11. Pour the tea into a glass with ice and sweeten with the vanilla simple syrup