Iced Strawberry Tea (Strawberry Southern Sweet Tea)

Cool refreshing iced strawberry tea is just what you need on hot summer days. When southern sweet tea meets fresh strawberries you get refreshing summer sweet drink with delicious fresh strawberry flavors to it!

iced strawberry tea served in two mason jars

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Why you must try iced strawberry tea?
Ingredients you’ll need:
How to make southern sweet tea with strawberries?
Tips to make best strawberry southern sweet tea recipe
Frequently Asked Questions
📋Iced Strawberry Tea

Why you must try iced strawberry tea?

1. To make the southern sweet tea drink, you’ll need fresh strawberries and simple ingredients.
2. Strawberry sweet tea has pure and delicious strawberry flavors that are sure to be an instant HIT with family and friends.
3. Very little effort and prep work needed. Prep work under 10 minutes.
4. Make a big pitcher and drink it through the day. Best way to keep hydrated during hot summer days!
5. Kids love this sweet, vibrant, fruity drink.
6. Easily customize it to make adult-only drink by stirring in vodka or rum into it!
7. Perfect for BBQ parties or weekend chilling!
8. Tastes much better than store bought iced tea!

Ingredients you’ll need:

all ingredients for strawberry tea recipe on board

For strawberry simple syrup-

4 cups strawberries
1 cup sugar
2 cups water

For iced strawberry tea-

4 family size tea bags (or 8 regular sized tea bags)
1 cup sugar
3 cups water
8 cups cold water
1 whole lemon, juiced

To serve-

Ice cubes
Lemon slices
Strawberry slices

Ingredients additions & substitutions

Substitute sugar with other natural sweeteners like honey or stevia.
Substitute strawberries with other berries like raspberries, blueberries.
You can use fruits like mango, peach or lemon.
Feel free to use green tea bags instead of regular black tea bags. You’ll get a distinct fruity green tea drink.
Add a splash of fresh orange juice, pineapple juice for added taste.

How to make southern sweet tea with strawberries?

step by step picture collage of strawberry iced tea

Start by prepping strawberries. Rinse strawberries under tap water to remove any dirt. Pat dry strawberries with kitchen towel. Dice into small pieces.

In a sauce pan add diced strawberries, sugar and water. Bring it to boil. Simmer cook for 20 to 30 minutes with constant stirring and mashing the berries with stirring.
Remove saucepan from heat. Let it cool for 5 minutes. Strain strawberries through a strainer and extract as much juice from the berries by pressing it with back of spoon. Strawberry simple syrup is ready.
Chill it in refrigerator for 2 to 4 hours.
While strawberry simple syrup chills you can steep tea. Bring 3 cups of water to boil. Pour hot water into a kettle or jug. Add tea bags.
Let it steep for 5 minutes. Pro-Tip: depending on how strong you like your tea, adjust the time for steeping tea. If you like stronger tea flavor, steep for 10 minutes or more accordingly.
Remove tea bags from the kettle or jug.
Add 1 cup sugar (adjust sugar according to taste).
Stir well until sugar is dissolved. Let tea cool down a bit.
Pour steeped tea into a large pitcher. Add 8 to 10 cups of water (taste and add water accordingly). Add chilled strawberry simple syrup. Pour in freshly squeezed lemon juice. Stir well.
Cover and refrigerate the pitcher for 2 to 3 hours or until very cold before serving.
When ready to serve, to serving glass add ice cubes, lemon and strawberry slices. Pour strawberry tea into serving glasses.
Serve immediately chilled.

homemade southern sweet tea with strawberries in mason jugs

Tips to make best strawberry southern sweet tea recipe

For best and intense strawberry flavors in the tea use fresh very ripe red strawberries.
Vary the number of tea bags to adjust the strength of the tea. For stronger tea, use extra tea bag and steep for extra 5 minutes. If you like lighter tea reduce the number of tea bags and steep for 3 to 5 minutes only.
Feel free to switch black tea bags with green tea bags if you like green tea better than black tea.
Sweet strawberry tea can be stored refrigerated for 3 to 5 days. Make ahead a big pitcher of the tea.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use frozen strawberries?

It’s best to use fresh berries for sweet strawberry tea recipe. Fresh berries add intense strawberry flavors to the drink. Frozen strawberries mostly lack the flavors and won’t taste the same.
Highly recommend you use fresh very ripe red strawberries for best flavors.
And frozen strawberries can be used as ice cubes.

Why my strawberry tea does lacks strawberry flavors?

For best and intense strawberry flavors in the tea use fresh very ripe red strawberries. Also taste first and then add tea. The amount of tea you make in the recipe is quite a lot. You might have to adjust how much tea you add so it does not overpower the taste of strawberries.

Can I use other fruits to make southern sweet tea?

Substitute strawberries with other berries like raspberries, blueberries.
You can use fruits like mango, peach or lemon to make southern sweet tea.

Can I use green tea instead of black tea?

Of course you can!

I’m a coffee drinker! Can I use coffee in this drink instead of tea?

The famous starbuck’s strawberry acai refresher uses acai powder and green coffee beans to make the drink. That answers the question. Yes you can use coffee but not regular coffee. Use green coffee beans and acai powder to make the most popular caffeinated drink.

Can I make ahead and store strawberry sweet tea?

Yes. Sweet strawberry tea can be stored refrigerated for 3 to 5 days. Make ahead a big pitcher of the tea.

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