The South’s classic summertime sipper gets a fruity upgrade in this refreshing peach tea.
Jessica Furniss
Peach tea is proof that peaches rarely need a lot of fussing to reveal their true beauty.
That’s true of so many fresh Southern fruits and vegetables, but peaches sit high atop the list.
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When summer’s days seem hottest and longest, the orchards bless us with a bounty of fresh peaches.
And betweencobblersandice cream, the cook’s quest to quickly use the treasured fruitbefore it ruinsis frenzied.
While subtle, this peach tea recipe is not weak.
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Learn how to make peach tea.
Ingredients for Peach Tea
Put that summer bounty of ripe peaches to good use.
How To Store Fresh Peach Tea
Store peach tea covered in the refrigerator up to four days.
For longer storage, store the tea and syrup separately, combining and adding lemon juice before serving.
The peach syrup will last about one week.
Remove pan from heat and add tea bags.
Cover and steep for 10 minutes.
Make peach syrup:
Combine peaches, sugar, and 12 cup water in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Finish peach tea:
Stir remaining 5 cups water into steeped tea.
Remove and discard tea bags.
Combine tea, peach syrup, and lemon juice in a large heatproof pitcher.
Serve tea over ice.
Depending on the ripeness of your peaches, it will be either the texture of applesauce or relish.
Either way, it’s delicious stirred into oatmeal or pancake batter, or blitzed into a smoothie.
