| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr 32 min |
| Prep: | 5 min |
| Inactive: | 2 hr 20 min |
| Cook: | 7 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 6 sweet apple tea bags (recommended: Celestial Seasonings Sweet Apple Chamomile)
- 1 1/3 cups Vanilla Simple Syrup, recipe follows
- 1 small apple, thinly sliced
- 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
- Ice
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 vanilla bean, cut in 1/2 lengthwise and seeds removed
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil over high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the tea bags. Allow the liquid to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Remove the tea bags and discard. Add the Vanilla Simple Syrup and stir. Pour the mixture into a glass pitcher. Add the apple and lemon slices and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Pour the tea into ice-filled glasses and serve.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar, water, vanilla bean, and vanilla bean seeds. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool, about 20 minutes. Strain before using.
- Yield: 1 1/3cups
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 219 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 56 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 54 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 18 mg |
Reviews
This was delicious Giada.
I am dying to try this recipe but cannot find this apple tea anywhere in my city! The only apple tea I can find is a Cinnamon Apple made by Celestial Tea. Anyone have suggestions?
Nice , easy and refreshing! I used less sugar in the syrup and it is great on a warm day.
my store did not have sweet apple tea so I special ordered it and I cant wait to try it. In the mean time i used honey-vanilla chomomile and it was so light and yummy. I cant wait to try different flavors-YUM!
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I have made this tea with many different flavors and it works well. I agree with the earlier post about cutting back on the sugar thou. My favorite is to use a tangerine flavored tea, with 1/2 cup of sugar, double the water and tea, with lemon and orange wedges. Great Job.
This was so easy and tasty. Far better than any soda or grocery store drink out there. SO crisp and refreshing! There are NO worries about this tea cooler going stale, it won’t last that long!
Beware that it is VERY sweet. My advise is to mix every thing BUT the simple syrup and give it a taste before you add all the syrup. I made this twice in three days, and on the second shot I reduced the sugar in the simple syrup to 1/3 cup, and will probably take it down to 1/4 cup next time I make this.
I’m in agreement to the first comment posted. This drink is so refreshing. Next time, I’m going to double the amount of ingredients to make a lot more. Way to go Giada! Keep it coming.
This iced tea almost tasted like an island drink, almost Pina-Calda-E! LOL! The hint of vanilla sort of flows through the tea which is really nice. Just as Giada described it: light, crisp and sweet!