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Glass and Pitcher of Refresing Starbucks Iced Black Tea Lemonade

Copycat Starbucks Iced Black Tea Lemonade

A barista-approved copycat of the Starbucks iced black tea lemonade: Tazo Earl Grey tea steeped strong, mixed with frozen lemonade concentrate, chilled and shaken over ice. Costs a fraction of the real thing.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 6 glasses
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups water for steeping the tea
  • 4 Tazo Earl Grey tea bags or other black tea bags, 1 bag per cup of water
  • 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate 12 oz
  • 2 cans filtered water measured with the empty concentrate can
  • ice
  • lemon slices for serving
  • simple syrup or sweetener optional, to taste

Method
 

  1. Pour 4 cups of water into a tea kettle and bring to a boil. Add the 4 tea bags, letting the tags hang out the side, and make sure the bags are fully submerged. Steep for at least 5 minutes.
  2. While the tea steeps, pour the frozen lemonade concentrate into a pitcher and add 2 concentrate-cans of filtered water. Stir until the concentrate is fully melted.
  3. Add the steeped tea to the lemonade and add a generous amount of ice. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
  4. To serve, pour into a shaker (or a jar with a lid) with ice and shake well, Starbucks-style. Add any sweetener before shaking so it dissolves.
  5. Pour into a glass, add a slice of lemon and enjoy.

Notes

Starbucks sweetens theirs with classic (simple) syrup; this is refreshing without it, so sweeten to taste. Swap the black tea for passion tea to make an iced passion tea lemonade.