Plum-Thyme Iced Tea

Name: Plum-Thyme Iced Tea
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Ice; 591 milliliters chopped pitted red plums (about 3 plums); 118 milliliters sugar; 6 regular-sized tea bags; 3 thyme sprigs; 1 liters water, divided

Plum-Thyme Iced Tean is a gluten free and vegan beverage. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 145 calories. This recipe serves 4. If you have regular-sized tea bags, plums, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan.

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Remove pan from heat, and add tea bags. Cover and steep 5 minutes.

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Remove and discard tea bags. Cool tea completely in pan.

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Tea

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Combine 3/4 cup water, sugar, chopped plums, and thyme in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar melts. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes or until plums are very tender and have lost their shape. Strain plum mixture through a sieve into tea, pressing with the back of a spoon to extract juice. Discard solids. Stir tea mixture; cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.

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