Cherry Limeade Sweet Tea

Name: Cherry Limeade Sweet Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 14 servings (about 2-1/2 quarts)
Ingredients: 8 cups water; 6 tea bags; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 can (12 ounces) frozen limeade concentrate, thawed; 1 cup chilled cherry juice blend; Ice cubes; Lime wedges and pitted dark sweet cherries

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + cooling

Yield 14 servings (about 2-1/2 quarts)

Test Kitchen Approved

Sweet tea and cherry limeade are two of my favorite summer libations. So I decided to combine them—the result is wonderful. —Renee Page, Rochelle, Illinois

Ingredients

8 cups water
6 tea bags
1/4 cup sugar
1 can (12 ounces) frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
1 cup chilled cherry juice blend
Ice cubes
Lime wedges and pitted dark sweet cherries

Directions

In a Dutch oven, bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, about 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar until dissolved; cool slightly. Transfer to a pitcher; cool completely.
Add limeade concentrate and cherry juice to tea. Serve over ice with lime wedges and cherries.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 71 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 6mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Sweet tea and cherry limeade are two of my favorite summer libations. So I decided to combine them—the result is wonderful. —Renee Page, Rochelle, Illinois

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