Flavored Tea in Iced Tea Maker?!
Flavored Tea in Iced Tea Maker?
We have a Mr. Coffee iced tea maker & would like to know how to make different flavors of iced tea with it. We have already tried adding fresh mint leaves when brewing, but would like other ideas to try. Please, no recipes that DO NOT use the automatic maker, I already have plenty of those. Thanks!
Answers:
I found these on Mr. Coffee's website. Happy Brewing!!!!
Boston Iced Tea
Ingredients:
Mr. Coffee? 3-Quart Iced Tea Maker
3 quarts of water
1/3 cup of sugar
15 tea bags
1 (12 oz.) can of frozen cranberry juice
Directions:
Put water in large pot and heat until boiling.
Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add teabags and let steep until desired strength is acquired.
Stir in cranberry juice concentrate and allow to cool.
Serve in tall glasses.
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Caribbean Tea Splash
Ingredients:
Mr. Coffee? Iced Tea Maker
Water
4 Lipton? "Brisk"? Cup Size Tea Bags or 2 Lipton? Family Size Tea Bags
1 1/2 cups chilled pineapple juice
1 cup cream of coconut
1 cup ice cubes (about 9 to 12)
"Taste Tested Recipes from The Lipton? Kitchens"
Directions:
Into pitcher, measure fresh, cold water to the 1-quart water mark. Pour into water reservoir.
Fit a Mr. Coffee? 8-12-cup paper filter into the tea-steeping basket; add tea bags. Fit the pitcher into place for brewing. Turn on machine and let brew.
In blender, process brewed tea, pineapple juice, cream of coconut and ice cubes about 1 minute or until smooth and well blended. Pour into tall glasses. Garnish each glass, if desired, with pineapple wedge. Serve immediately.
Makes 8 servings.
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Southern-Style Peach Tea
Ingredients:
Mr. Coffee? Iced Tea Maker
Water
6 Lipton? "Brisk"? Cup Size Tea Bags or 2 Lipton? Family Size Tea Bags
2 cups sliced fresh peaches
3 tablespoons fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
"Taste Tested Recipes from The Lipton? Kitchens"
Directions:
Into pitcher, measure fresh, cold water to the 1-quart water mark. Pour into water reservoir.
Fit a Mr. Coffee? 8-12-cup paper filter into the tea-steeping basket; add tea bags. Fit the pitcher into place for brewing. Turn on machine and let brew.
Stir in peaches, mint leaves and sugar; chill.
To serve, pour tea into ice-filled glasses. Garnish, if desired, with remaining mint.
Makes 6 servings.
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Tea-Grape Summer Sipper
Ingredients:
Mr. Coffee? Iced Tea Maker
Water
2 cups ice cubes (12 to 16)
6 Lipton? "Brisk"? Cup Size Tea Bags or 2 Lipton? Family Size Tea Bags
2 cups sweetened white grape juice
"Taste Tested Recipes from The Lipton? Kitchens"
Directions:
Into pitcher, measure fresh, cold water to the 1-quart water mark. Pour into water reservoir. Add ice to pitcher to the 1-quart ice mark.
Fit a Mr. Coffee? 8-12-cup paper filter into tea-steeping basket; add tea bags. Fit the pitcher into place for brewing. Turn on machine and let brew.
Stir in grape juice; chill until ready to serve.
To serve, pour tea into ice-filled glasses. Garnish, if desired, with frozen grape clusters.
Makes 2-1/2 quarts.
Source(s):
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You can add dried flower petals or bits of dehydrated fruits to tea to perfume and flavor it, too. Rose petals, elderberry blossoms, blackberries or raspberries, etc. are all good. Start with a teaspoon of the petals or fruit and experiment until you get the flavor you want.
One word of caution: make sure that the flowers haven't been exposed to pesticides or exhaust fumes. Organic is always best, and you can sometimes find special tea blends at organic produce stores.
I realize that my answer has nothing to do with an ice-tea-maker. Raspberry and blackberry flavored black tea are my favorite ice teas. I make either, sun-brewed. Add sugar while still warm. Then chill in the refrigerator. this is the best time of the year, of course, to make sun-brewed ice tea. Good luck with the tea-maker, though.