Want a carbonated drink? Don’t want all that sugar and other artificial ingredients in regular soda? Want something that is lower calories and that has some healthy benefits?
Tea Soda is so simple to make yet so delicious. It’s simply taking your favorite tea brewed double strength and add sparkling water for a simple, delicious, refreshing summertime treat.
Making Tea Soda
Tea Soda is such a refreshing drink any time of the year but particularly during the host summer months.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Servings 1
Course Beverage
Equipment
Tea Steeper
Tea Pot/Kettle
16 oz Glass
Ingredients
2 tsp Loose Leaf Tea of your choice
8 oz Distilled Water
2 oz Sparkling Water – unflavored
1-2 tsp Flavor Syrup optional: one that compliments the tea used
Garnishing Fruit optional
Sweetener of choice optional
ice
Instructions
Heat water in Tea Kettle to appropriate temperature (see instructions on tea package)
Steep Tea for appropriate amount of time according to package
Chill in refrigerator while getting the rest of the ingredients prepared
Fill glass 3/4 with ice cubes (not crushed ice)
Pour chilled brewed tea over ice
Add optional flavor syrup and sweetener
Pour 2 oz Sparkling Water into glass
Garnish with appropriate fruit if desired
Enjoy!!
Notes
Alternately, you can use cold-brewed tea in place of freshly steeped hot tea. See Cold-Brew Tea instructions.
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