Raspberry-cranberry Iced Tea

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces frozen unsweetened raspberries
• 4 cups water
• 9 orange-pekoe & black tea bags
• 3 cups cranberry-raspberry juice
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, add the frozen raspberries, and the water.
• 2 bring water to a boil, stirring to break up the raspberries.
• 3 reduce heat to a simmer, cover the pan, and simmer the berries for 10 minutes.
• 4 remove pan from the heat, strain and discard the raspberry seeds.
• 5 add the tea bags to the pan, cover the pan, and steep the tea for 1 hour.
• 6 remove the tea bags from the pan, and strain the tea once again. (this helps to remove any raspberries that are left in the pan).
• 7 pour the raspberry-tea into a heat proof glass pitcher.
• 8 to the pitcher, add the sugar (the 1/2 cup, 1 tablespoon, and 1 teaspoon) and stir until sugar has dissolved.
• 9 add the raspberry-cranberry juice to the pitcher, and stir.
• 10 at this point you can immediately serve the tea in a glass filled with ice, or you can chill the tea in the refrigerator until ready to serve.