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With warmer weather comes some of my favorite flavors of the season strawberries and iced tea. Summer isn’t summer for me if I don’t have lots of fruit and iced tea. And while I always love a traditional iced tea, I love mixing things up with a little flavor. If you are looking for something a little different with your iced tea, you need to try this delicious Strawberry Iced Tea. It is fairly easy and makes for a beautiful presentation. This tea is a perfect for all those backyard cookouts and family picnics.
You can certainly make this recipe with fresh strawberries, but frozen Dole Whole Strawberries makes it extra easy to not only garnish your tea, but also avoid any prep work.
DOLE frozen fruit is unsweetened and handy to have in your freezer for everything from smoothies to ice cream toppings.
- 7 cups brewed unsweetened iced tea
- 2 cups Dole Frozen Whole Strawberries, thawed
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- fresh mint and additional frozen strawberries for garnish (optional)
- Puree thawed strawberries in blender.
- Strain strawberry puree to remove seeds.
- Mix together tea, strawberry puree, sugar and lemon juice.
- Chill until serving.
- To serve, stir well and garnish with additional frozen strawberries and fresh mint.
If you have never strained strawberries before, it is fairly easy. I like to use my very fine strainer and gently shake and stir with a spoon to move everything around.
After a few minutes you’ll end up with all the little seeds stuck in the strainer and one cup of seedless strawberry puree.
For my tea, I totally cheated and used my favorite unsweetened tea found in my grocer’s refrigerator section. You can definitely make this with your favorite tea and brew it at home! If you make it yourself, you can add your sugar and lemon juice when it it is still nice and warm so it dissolves well. Wait to add the strawberry puree until it has had a chance to chill.
I garnished my tea with fresh mint and extra frozen strawberries I had leftover after making the puree. I love using frozen fruit to keep drinks cool without watering them down like ice cubes can. They also make for a beautiful presentation.
Keep in mind that this tea is on the thicker side and has a stronger strawberry flavor. I like my tea on the sweeter side, but not overly sweet. If traditional sweet tea is more your style, you might want to add additional sugar. It really is just a personal preference.
Even you don’t care for traditional tea, you should really give this version a try. Strawberry iced tea is a perfect way to cool down on a warm day!
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Elena says
April 5, 2015 at 10:59 amLooks delicious! I love strawberries
nicole dziedzic says
April 5, 2015 at 12:39 pmPerfect drink for spring and summer, a pitcher is a perfect size to start with lol, a great cool drink to serve for guests.
Cathy says
April 5, 2015 at 1:56 pmThis sounds so refreshing – especially on these warm Spring days spent on the porch. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipe at Share It One More Time. Cathy
Sarah L says
April 5, 2015 at 11:37 pmThis tea does remind me of Spring and Summer. We had fresh strawberries for dessert today.
bn100 says
April 6, 2015 at 11:08 pmlooks like a good recipe for a picnic
Justin Blackburn says
April 7, 2015 at 3:49 pmLooks so good—now it only has to get to be 80 plus degrees out to really enjoy it! Thanks for the recipe and review.
Dandi D says
April 7, 2015 at 9:51 pmThis looks so refreshing–I will have to try it soon!
Trish @ tagsthoughts.com says
April 8, 2015 at 9:48 pmOH MY MY. I am such a fan of Iced Tea and absolutely love Strawberries. In fact, I just posted a Strawberry Round-Up THIS week!! I am thrilled to have happened across this post on the Wednesday Round Up. I can not WAIT to try it. YUMMY!!! Pinning now. 😉
Janet W. says
April 9, 2015 at 7:32 amThis looks so delicious and refreshing! I love strawberries!
ColleenMarie says
April 9, 2015 at 8:57 amThis will be perfect for a baby shower I am helping to plan this summer!
Amy @ Ms. Toody Goo Shoes says
April 10, 2015 at 11:08 pmGotta try this in summer! Thanks for linking up with Best of the Weekend!
Bridget/The Recipe Wench says
April 11, 2015 at 12:13 pmLooks so good — I had to share it on my Facebook page! Thanks!
Birdiebee says
April 12, 2015 at 12:05 amWhat an awesome drink. I love strawberries and ice tea so this will be the perfect drink for me when the weather warms a bit as we are once again scheduled for overnight snow.
Birdiebee says
April 19, 2015 at 8:42 pmThis looks delicious. I will have to try this recipe.
Rosanne Morrison says
April 21, 2015 at 11:44 pmI’ve always combined lemonade with iced tea but never thought of strawberry. this is an easy and great recipe
Rebecca Parsons says
April 22, 2015 at 1:33 amI bet my husband would enjoy having strawberries in his tea, it looks good. If I liked tea I would try it!
Annette says
April 22, 2015 at 11:06 pmWhat a great recipe. I always have frozen strawberries in the freezer and I regularly make tea, so I’ll have to try it. I do prefer orange in my tea, so I might swap it for the lemon.
Holly E says
April 29, 2015 at 6:24 amThis drink looks so good and would be great during the hot summer months.
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says
May 17, 2015 at 2:56 amOooh, refreshing! Perfect for a summer BBQ. Please come share your blog posts over at the Home Matters Linky Party! We’d love to have you for a visit. The Door is OPEN. http://lifewithlorelai.com/2015/05/14/home-matters-linky-party-37/ 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Elisabeth says
June 5, 2015 at 12:34 pmSo gorgeous! I love the addition of mint!
Cami Valenzuela says
June 28, 2015 at 12:27 pmThis sounds so refreshing kin of reminds me of the wendys strawberry tea.
Dandi D says
July 20, 2015 at 5:37 amThis looks like such a refreshing summer treat!