Peach-Thyme Iced Tea

You’ll need about 8 medium fresh peaches to get the 6 cups of slices in this recipe.

Yields: 6

Active time: 15 minutes

Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 honey (plus 2 tbsp)

  • 1 chopped fresh thyme

  • 8 water (2 cups at room temperature, 6 cups boiling)

  • 6 fresh or frozen peaches, sliced

  • 10 regular-sized black tea bags

  • 2 fresh lemon juice

  • 9 bourbon, optional

  • Thyme sprigs and lemon slices, for garnish

Nutrition

calories 168

fat 0g

cholesterol 0mg

fiber 2g

protein 2g

carbohydrate 44g

sodium 1mg

iron 1mg

calcium 13mg

Directions

  1. Place honey, chopped thyme, room-temperature water and 4 cups of the peaches in a pan. Cover and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Stir and reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer, pressing solids to extract juices.