A hot summer day is the perfect time to drink this tea. You can change it by reducing the sugar or adding more almonds.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 family size black tea bags
- 4 cups boiling water
- 2 lemons, thinly sliced
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage, chilled
Instructions
- In a saucepan, brew tea bags in hot water for 15 minutes. While waiting for tea to brew, squeeze the lemon slices as you put them into a large pitcher. Pour in sugar.
- Pour brewed tea into the pitcher with the sugar and lemons. You can let this sit in refrigerator for up to 1 day, or use it right away. When ready to serve, stir in almond extract, vanilla extract and lemon lime soda.
Reviews
This is a wonderful, refreshing “mocktail,” punch, or afternoon pick-me-up. It’s light and fruity tasting. I made it waist-line friendly by using Splenda and diet 7-Up.
This is my favorite tea recipe for when company is coming! I have never put the soda in, which I would think would cut the “shelf-life”.
This was just not for me. I tried this because another reviewer said this was like an amaretto sour (which I love), but I was VERY dissapointed and highly upset at wasting a pitcher of tea. I may try this without the soda and less lemon, but will experiment in a smaller glass!
A wonderful refreshing Spring and Summer beverage, your company will love it!
What a waste of a perfectly good batch of iced tea. The only thing I’m taking away from this recipe is the idea of adding almond extract to a pitcher of tea in the future (might as well since I now have the extract). The addition of lemon-lime soda ruined it, but for us, the recipe was headed down the wrong path with so much lemon.
The first time a made this tea for my husband he couln’t get enough of it, I’ve been making it ever since. Some times I don’t add the lemon/lime soda and it still taste good.
Loved this. Was a big hit at my open house. Take heed to the instructions of adding the soda just before serving…and use only the portions you think you need. I made the entire batch at once and the leftovers went “flat”. Hated that I did that because I would have LOVED to enjoy it several more days!
Not worth the effort.
This tastes very much like my favorite coctail (ammeretto sour)but without the kick. My whole family liked it. By the third day, only 1/4 a pitcher was left, and boy it was sour and gross. Be sure to drink it all the first day and maybe into the second. Next time I will only use 1 lemon, and not squeeze it into the pitcher, too lemony. just let them float around for a nice presentation.
I made this for a baby shower. It’s a really nice alternative to punch. Looks just like tea, but with a little fizz, and the almond flavoring is awesome!
This is so good! I even did a quick version by just using instant ice tea mix and real lemon concentrate with the almond and vanilla but no carbonate drink. Taste great either way!!!