This delicious and easy Spiced Iced Sweet Tea recipe is perfect for the Holidays. Enjoy it as you celebrate the Holiday season. This post is sponsored by Southern Breeze but as always, all opinions are 100% mine.
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'Tis the season for spice and everything nice, especially this spiced iced sweet tea! I love this time of year. The Holidays seems to bring out all the joy in my bones as everyone is in the giving spirit and all the best desserts get baked around this time of year. It's when bakers pull out all the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and sometimes even the rum...yea ya'll, I love me a good rum cake.
I'll be honest though, we haven't finished with our Christmas decorations. Lucky for me, hubby bought one of those flashing light tools that shine lights on the house rather than hanging lights so we aren't at a total lost. We have a tree up, albeit doesn't have decorations yet, and a really creepy elf has been creeping around the house moving about as we sleep. Other than that, our household is failing on showing our Holiday spirit.
I was able to bring a little Holiday spirit around the house by creating this Spiced Iced Sweet Tea recipe with two of my favorite spices, cinnamon and cloves, and Lemon Flavored Southern Breeze Sweet Tea.
This Spiced Sweet Iced Tea recipe comes together in a breeze and only requires 4 ingredients.
First, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. I don't have a tea kettle so a good nice pot works fine for me. Place 2 Lemon flavored Southern Breeze Sweet tea tea bags in the water along with 1 teaspoon of whole cloves and 2 cinnamon sticks.
Whole Cloves
Cinnamon Sticks
Allow to steep for 5-10 minutes. 5 minutes is recommended but I always get distracted and my tea bags end up staying around 10. Tea still good though.
Remove the tea bags from the water and transfer the tea to a pitcher, leaving the spices inside. They will sink to the bottom of your pitcher but they will continue to flavor your drink. Refrigerate until cold and serve over ice.
That's it! Easy Peasy Right. I hope you and your family enjoy this Spiced Iced Sweet Tea Recipe and have a wonderful Holiday Season 🙂 I'm off to get some decorations for this tree of our ours 🙂
Notes on Spiced Iced Sweet Tea
- No need to add sugar to this recipe as Southern Breeze sweet tea contains sweetener in the bag along with the tea leaves.
- Southern Breeze Sweet Tea is zero calories and comes in a variety of flavors including Peach and Original. I used lemon for this but plan on experimenting with other flavors. Check out my recipe for Peach Sweet Tea using the peach flavor.
- In order to ensure that the flavors truly mend, add the cloves and cinnamon sticks when you are brewing and when you remove the tea bags. Allow them to stay in during cooling time but remove them once the drink is served.
- There is also a quick brew option for this sweet tea. Instructions are listed on the box.
Spice Iced Sweet Tea
Ingredients
- 2 qts water
- 2 Southern Breeze Lemon Flavored Teabags
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Bring 2 qts of water to a boil. Remove from heat. Add water, tea bags, cloves, cinnamon sticks to pitcher and brew for about 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and place pitcher in fridge until chilled. Serve over ice.
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Derek | Dad With A Pan says
if it wasn't so cold for once out in Southern California I'd be getting down on this right now. Sounds amazing!
Tanya says
Thank you 🙂
Michelle Ferrand says
Yum! This looks so refreshing!
Tanya says
Thank you 🙂
Michelle says
Your recipe is perfect for the holidays, I want to definitely try the peach flavor!
Amy says
I'm starting to feel a little bit over all the heavy baked goods so something light and refreshing like this but with the flavors of the season sounds perfect.
jacquee | i sugar coat it! says
Lights are such a pain to hang, so the projector light sounds like the solution for future holiday deco. Now pass me a big 'ol jug of this tea and let's get the party started!
Kimberly @ Berly's Kitchen says
I used to drink sweet tea all the time when I lived in the South. The cloves and cinnamon sticks will add a nice, fall flavor, and I bet it is wonderful.
Katrin says
It's always amazing how spices can transform any food or drink. Your spiced tea sounds delicious and so festive. My daughter tells me we MUST MAKE IT! Thanks for the idea
Zach says
This looks really good, especially with the presentation! It would go well with a holiday meal.
Tanya says
Thank you!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says
This sounds totally festive. Perfect for parties. Happy Holidays!!
Tanya says
Thank you! Happy Holidays to you as well!
michelle @ brown butter and biscuits says
This sounds and looks delicious! I'm always up to try new tea recipes; i love how many different recipes one can find for tea!
Tanya says
Thanks! You are right, tons is great ways to make good tea.
Lynn | The Road to Honey says
I saw one of those flashing light thingies at Target the other day and they are so cool. They had the lights twinkling across the floor. I just wish they had other colors (e.g. galaxy colors) because I think it would be super cool to shine them on my ceiling and pretend like I am looking up at the stars in some remote location.
As for this tea. . .well it looks absolutely refreshing. I am a big time tea drinker (Iced green tea for me every morning) so am always looking for new ways to mix it up. Loving the spices that you used to give it a holiday vibe.
Tanya says
Such a great idea to shine them on the inside. May have an after Christmas use for them 🙂 Thank you!
Elizabeth says
Mmmm that sounds utterly divine! I do love a good spiced iced tea, me.
Tanya says
Thank you so much! me too!
Chrissy says
I will definitely be trying this! such a great take on ice tea!
Tanya says
Thank you 🙂
Fred Nonterah says
Will try this today because I have all the ingredients. Thanks for sharing Tanya!
Tanya says
Thanks, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do 🙂