Lemonade Sweet Tea

By tjm01

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 2 family size tea bags
• 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 cups cold water
• 1/2 (12 oz) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• Garnishes: halved orange slices, lemon balm

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan. Remove from heat, add tea bags and stir in fresh mint. Cover and steep 10 minutes.
Discard tea bags and mint. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour tea into a 3 quart container and stir in 4 cups cold water and lemonade concentrate. Serve over ice. Garnish if desired.