Citrus Tea Punch With Fresh Mint

By á-174942

Ingredients

• 10 cups boiling water
• 6 tea bags
• 6 whole cloves
• Zest of 1 lemon removed in strips
• Zest of 1 orange removed in strips
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 can frozen lemonade - (12 oz) thawed
• 2 tablespoons mint leaves
• 10 mint sprigs

Preparation

Step 1

Pour boiling water over tea bags, cloves, lemon zest and orange zest. Cover. Let steep 5 minutes.

Use tongs to transfer tea bags to plate (when cool enough to handle, squeeze tea bags over pot to release all tea); stir in sugar until dissolved. Stir in lemonade. Chill several hours or up to 2 days.

One hour before serving, stir in mint leaves and refrigerate. Strain tea. Put ice cubes in chilled stemmed glasses. Pour in tea; garnish with mint sprig.

This recipe yields 10 servings.

Each serving: 113 calories; 5 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 0 fat; 30 grams carbohydrates; 0 protein; 0.03 gram fiber.