Smooth Sweet Tea

This recipe makes a great baseline though I made some tweaks! I used 2x the boiling water for my tea, and 5 cups ice. I steeped in a teapot, then poured over the ice i put in the pitcher. I think ice works better for ice tea recipes than cool water if you have an ice maker or easy way to get lots of ice. The tea is beautifully clear as you can see, and I thought it had great flavor and the perfect level of sweetness. I usually buy pure leaf sweet tea so that is what I was aiming to replicate :)

Five stars. I guess all this time I’ve been making iced tea wrong — that solid pinch of baking soda takes off the slight bitterness, and it’s a game changer! This recipe was so simple to follow, and the outcome is terrific. Many thanks.

Oh goodness! Best sweet tea I've had!! I doubled the recipe but only used 1.25c of sugar. Didn't want it to sweet. It was perfect!!

Easy, simple, delish,

This recipe is great! I used 2 cups of lemonade and 4 cups of cold water in place of the 6 cups of water for a different taste. I'll be making this all summer!!

So good! Just the right amount of sweetness and the baking soda makes it nice and smooth and takes the bitter after taste out.