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Blackberry Sage Iced Tea

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Make a sophisticated, fruit-forward iced tea pairing blackberry sweetness with earthy sage for a gourmet summer drink.

Ingredients

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  • 4 cups water
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries
  • 6 fresh sage leaves
  • 4 black tea bags (or 2 tablespoons loose leaf black tea)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • Ice cubes

Instructions

  1. Combine the water, blackberries, and sage leaves in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
  2. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, lightly mashing the blackberries with a spoon to release their juices.
  3. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the black tea bags (or loose leaf tea) and the sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves completely.
  4. Steep the tea for 5 minutes. Do not over-steep, or the tea may become bitter.
  5. Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a heat-safe pitcher, pressing gently on the solids to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
  6. Stir in the fresh lemon juice.
  7. Allow the tea concentrate to cool to room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  8. To serve, fill glasses with ice cubes and pour the chilled blackberry sage tea over the ice. Adjust sweetness if needed before serving your unique iced tea.

Notes

  • For a less sweet drink, reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup and add simple syrup to taste later.
  • If you want a stronger sage flavor, bruise the sage leaves lightly before adding them to the water.
  • This recipe works well with other dark berries like raspberries for a variation on blackberry tea.

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