Description
A simple recipe for making a flavorful, homemade iced tea using fresh blackberries and aromatic sage leaves.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries
- 6 fresh sage leaves
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1 black tea bag (optional, for caffeine)
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Combine the water, blackberries, sage leaves, and sugar in a medium saucepan.
- Heat the mixture over medium heat until it just begins to simmer. Do not boil rapidly.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. If using a tea bag, add it now.
- Cover the saucepan and let the mixture steep for 20 minutes to allow the flavors to fully develop.
- Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a heat-safe pitcher, pressing gently on the solids to extract all the juice. Discard the solids.
- If you used a tea bag, remove and discard it.
- Allow the tea concentrate to cool to room temperature, then chill it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- To serve, fill glasses with ice cubes and pour the chilled blackberry sage tea over the ice. Garnish with a fresh blackberry or a small sage leaf.
Notes
- For a stronger herbal flavor, increase the sage leaves to 8.
- If you prefer unsweetened iced tea, omit the sugar and add 1 cup of cold water to the chilled concentrate before serving.
- You can cold steep this recipe by placing all ingredients (except the tea bag, if using) in 4 cups of cold water and refrigerating for 8 to 12 hours.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop Brewing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 105
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg