Homemade peach iced tea: to indulge yourself all summer long
This summer, it’s decided: sodas stay in the cupboard. We swap these overly sweet drinks for one homemade iced tea flavor fishing, a delicious healthier solution, just as delicious!
The advantage? You control all the ingredients that go into its composition and can even invent your own mixtures! Goodbye to other artificial flavors, make way for natural flavors.
It's up to you to choose between the subtle notes of white tea or green tea, ideal with peach. The roundness and sweetness of this quintessential summer fruit also goes wonderfully with the power of black tea. Let your imagination run wild: add other fruits, flowers or spices, the combinations are endless!
Make your own homemade peach iced tea step by step
Super refreshing and easy to make, our recipe homemade peach iced tea constitutes a basis to customize according to your desires.
To concoct two liters of homemade peach iced tea, you need:
- Two liters of mineral water or filtered water
- Four ripe peaches, preferably organic
- 60 g of powdered cane sugar or four tablespoons of honey or agave syrup
- Two tablespoons of loose tea, plain or flavored
- Wash the peaches in clean water. Remove their skin if they are not organic
- Cut them into quarters
- Pour the water, sugar, honey or agave syrup and the fruit wedges into a saucepan
- Bring to a boil
- When the water boils, reduce the heat to medium and cook for five minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool
- When the mixture is at temperature, put the tea in a filter. Leave to infuse for approximately forty-five minutes.
- Remove the tea and cover the carafe
- Leave the mixture to rest overnight in the refrigerator.
- Your drink is ready to enjoy
From waking up to aperitif, this homemade peach iced tea can be enjoyed on any occasion. Its cold infusion process allows the flavors of the tea to be diffused subtly and above all without bitterness.
Served chilled, you can flavor it with basil leaves or fresh mint for even more flavor. It can also be enjoyed with fresh lemon juice for a delicious tangy touch.
Green tea, white tea or herbal tea: vary the pleasures and recipes
What we love about Kusmi is the ability to customize your drinks according to your desires. Iced tea and infusions lend themselves to many blends of fruits, flowers, spices and fresh herbs. Kusmi infusion AquaSummer is the perfect base for your frozen drink with its gourmet notes of peach, apricot and hibiscus. Succumb to the pleasure of tea with our simply irresistible blend of white, peach and apricot tea, the White Bellini. To make a homemade peach iced tea with an original taste, discover blend of white tea/green tea, peach-blackcurrant flavor.