Hawaiian Plantation Iced Tea

SUBMITTED BY: QueenofSuburbs PHOTO BY: QueenofSuburbs

"I first tasted this tea in a popular Italian restaurant in my college hometown of Kailua. I have been craving it ever since, and have experimented with a few proportions. Add more tea leaves for a stronger tea, but do not steep longer or the tea will end up tasting bitter. (If it does, add a pinch of baking soda.) Always make something to your liking! This is also great to serve at showers."

PREP TIME	10 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 40 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 8 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 quart barely boiling hot water
4 orange pekoe tea bags
1 quart ice cold water
1 (16 ounce) can pineapple juice
1/2 cup simple syrup (optional)
1 fresh pineapple - peeled, cored, and cut into spears

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DIRECTIONS

Pour the barely boiling hot water into a large pitcher, and add the tea bags. Steep the tea 2 to 4 minutes. Remove the tea bags, and pour in the ice water. Pour in the pineapple juice. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 1 1/2 hours.
Pour the tea over ice, garnish with pineapple spears, and serve.

Cook's Tip

It's easy to make your own versatile sweetener for ice tea and other drinks with this recipe for Simple Syrup .

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Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2008 by cookin'mama

This splendid beverage is a refreshing change from plain iced tea. I added simple syrup to taste, probably about 1/4 cup, and found that I was refilling the pitcher often as my guests went back again and again for refills.

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Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2007 by Polarworld.de

Great - thanks for the main recipe, very helpful! But we used brown cane sugar instead of common sugar or syrup, and added almond slivers, small coco pieces and 3 rose blossoms - now its genious! This drink we will need while sailing to and around Antarctic Peninsula on our next expedition, besides regular Magarithas and Caipirinhas and ron, of course...smile

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Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2007 by Cooking 101

I liked this, I am not a big tea fan but this added a little sweetness that I enjoyed without adding sugar. I did not add the simple syrup. Thanks for the post.

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QueenofSuburbs

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Kailua, Hawaii, USA Living In: Hobbs, New Mexico, USA
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 152

Total Fat: 0.8g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 10mg
Total Carbs: 38.6g
Dietary Fiber: 2.2g
Protein: 0.9g

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