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Sweet Tea Swagger

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Ingredients

  • 6 cups water
  • 8 black tea bags, such as Earl Grey
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups dark rum, such as Bacardi, chilled
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • Ice cubes
  • 2 cups club soda, chilled
  • 3 cups seedless watermelon cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • Lime wedges
  • Fresh mint sprigs

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from bhg.com

Preparation

Step 1



1.
In a small saucepan bring 3 cups of the water to boiling. Remove from heat. Add tea bags; let steep for 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Transfer tea to a heatproof pitcher.


2.
Stir brown sugar into tea until dissolved. Stir in the remaining 3 cups water, the rum, and lime juice. Cover and chill for 2 to 48 hours.


3.
To serve, pour tea mixture into glasses over ice cubes. Slowly pour in club soda; stir gently. Garnish with watermelon, lime wedges, and mint.




Nutrition Facts (Sweet Tea Swagger) Servings Per Recipe 8,
cal. (kcal) 172,
Fat, total (g) 0,
chol. (mg) 0,
sat. fat (g) 0,
carb. (g) 19,
Monosaturated fat (g) 0,
Polyunsaturated fat (g) 0,
Trans fatty acid (g) 0,
fiber (g) 0,
sugar (g) 17,
pro. (g) 1,
vit. A (IU) 340,
vit. C (mg) 8,
Thiamin (mg) 0,
Riboflavin (mg) 0,
Niacin (mg) 0,
Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
Folate (µg) 4,
Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
sodium (mg) 24,
Potassium (mg) 145,
calcium (mg) 30,
iron (mg) 0,
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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