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Lemon Iced Tea

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"Orange pekoe tea flavored with lemon juice and sweetened with Splenda® Granulated Sweetener. Serve in a tall glass over ice." — Inspired by Home Cooks

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Original recipe makes 8 servings Change Servings

8 cups water
3 orange pekoe tea bags

3/4 cup SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
1/2 cup lemon juice

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Directions

In a large saucepan, heat water to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and drop in the tea bags. Cover and let steep for 1 hour.
In a large pitcher, combine the steeped tea and the SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener. Stir until dissolved, then stir in lemon juice. Refrigerate until chilled.

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PREP 10 mins
COOK 1 hr
READY IN 1 hr 10 mins

Footnotes

This is a reduced sugar version of a recipe originally submitted by an Allrecipes home cook.
Serving Size: 1 (8 fl oz) drink

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To speed up the chilling time, boil only 2 cups of water. In the meantime, refrigerate 6 cups of water and the lemon juice. (Or put several cups of ice in a large measuring pitcher, then add cold water to the 6 cup line.) After the tea bags have steeped, dissolve the sweetner in the hot tea, then add the tea mixture to the lemon-water mixture. Continue to refrigerate till chilled.

—Julie JOY!

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Aug 03, 2012

Too watered down. Next time I will use 5 or 6 tea bags.

—kellieann

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May 24, 2010

I used regular sugar. This tea was absolutely perfect. I drank a whole cup still warm and loved it. (Thanks to the previous reviewer for reviewing it, had I not seen your review, I would have never made it!) The orange pekoe was absolutely perfect.

—Sarah Jo

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Aug 27, 2010

Excellent! I tweaked the recipe ever so slightly by using the ingredients here in my house. Instead of using Splenda, I used 1 cup of white sugar and instead of using half cup of lemon juice, I squeezed the juice from one and a half lemons and used the other half to slice and drop straight into the tea. This is a PERFECT drink. Make it, you'll be happy you did :)

—original_guy

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May 24, 2010

Good! Kind of like half lemonade, half iced tea. Not too sweet, which makes this a particularly refreshing thirst-quencher.

—naples34102

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Mar 14, 2011

I used 3/4 cup white sugar instead of Splenda and it was perfect. I love the bottled Arnold Palmer tea by Arizona but I try to avoid artificial sweeteners. This tasted very similar. I used Lipton bags which are Orange Pekoe. It takes 2-3 lemons to get 1/2 cup of juice fyi.

—CANUCKY

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May 24, 2010

Perfectly refreshing! I love the lemony flavor and the sweetness of this iced tea. It was great for a hot day and just what my husband needed after cutting the grass.

—Jillian

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Mar 16, 2011

Love the flavor balance in this recipe, the freshness of the lemons (from my tree), and the little pick-me-up of the mild caffeine from the tea. I used "Lady Grey" tea from a gourmet tea shop. It has a lot of flavor notes, but orange is prominent. I put 2 heaping tsp in a tea ball and let it steep for an hour. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly & the result was wonderful! Good and strong -- holds up when poured over ice. I included the lemon pulp with my lemon juice & that was good. Next time will add a sprig of spearmint from the garden as another reviewer suggested.

—MARYLAUREN

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Nutrition

Calories
11 kcal
< 1%

Carbohydrates
3.3 g
1%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fiber
0.1 g
< 1%

Protein
0.1 g
< 1%

Sodium
7 mg
< 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Lemon Iced Tea

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 11
Calories from Fat: 0

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g 0 %
Saturated Fat 0g 0 %
Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 7mg < 1 %
** Potassium 31mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 3.3g 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0.1g < 1 %
Protein 0.1g < 1 %
Sugars 2.2g
** Vitamin A < 1 %
** Vitamin C 12 %
** Calcium 1 %
** Iron < 1 %
** Thiamin < 1 %
** Niacin < 1 %
** Vitamin B6 < 1 %
** Magnesium 1 %
** Folate 1 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.