Pineapple Iced Tea Cocktail

Trisha yearwood s pineapple iced tea will be your new drink of summer.

Pineapple iced tea cocktail.

If you prefer a clear drink filter this juice. It was yummy and everyone loved that it was pineapple instead of your typical lemon iced tea. The country star added a tropical twist on a classic recipe by infusing ice cubes with chunks of pineapple. Add fresh mint leaves.

After 10 minutes remove tea bags and mint leaves. I brewed the tea in boiling hot water for about 10 mins and added 1 2 cup a sugar to dissolve instead of the simple syrup. I added 1 quart of orange juice used 3 4 cup of organic cane sugar brewed 2 family size tea bags poured in lemon juice w o measuring poured in 3 cups of pineapple juice. I tweaked this a little and it was great.

Add to the tea. I increased the amounts to make a gallon of tea. Most of the time i m completely happy with ice water but there s something about 100 degree days that calls for more. These delightful drinks are the perfect way to combine cocktail hour with tea time.

While a plain old pitcher of iced tea is refreshing in its own right our pineapple sweet tea punch is even better. Add 2 cups of boiling water. If you use fresh pineapple. Spiked iced tea is the theme for many flavorful cocktails.

This iced tea recipe is sweetened with a dash of stevia and uses 100 pineapple juice for just the right amount of flavor. Summer in the south requires plenty of cold drinks and for many of us that means iced tea. Blend with the food processor the pineapple together with the iced water. You can certainly make the hawaiian iced tea as top shelf as you like by choosing some very good spirits to pour into it.

If you prefer your tea just lightly sweetened omit the sugar there s still some in the pineapple juice and the lemonade. So cheers to summer with skinny pineapple sweet tea. Place tea bags and bring to boil. Then i added the pineapple juice and enough cold water to get it to the strength i liked.

Yet most bartenders will opt for the liquor bottles in the bar s well and this is perfectly fine. This pineapple mint iced tea is the perfect drink for the warm weather grilling season. Add sugar or sweetener. This is the perfect guilt free refreshment for those hot summer days.

Mint and lemon are common enough twists to iced tea but the pineapple juice adds a refreshing element of surprise. It s not as if you re going to notice the subtle nuances of that high end tequila or gin in this mixed drink anyway so feel free to save a bit of money. From boozy sweet teas to fancy little tea martinis you ll have a ton of fun exploring the recipes.