This post is sponsored by Equal®. As always, all opinions are my own.
This Strawberry Sweet Tea recipe is made with freshly brewed tea, fresh strawberries and sweetener. The perfect summertime drink that is sure to impress your family and friends!
Many of you are familiar with Equal® zero calorie sweetener. I get asked, pretty frequently, by readers for more recipes using this sugar substitute. So I really wanted to create a recipe just for you! There are many reasons why folks love it:
- Equal® is a great-tasting, sugar alternative that adds just the right amount of sweetness and flavor, and can be used as a part of your daily ritual in coffee or tea
- Equal® also adds great sweetness to any cold beverage such as iced tea and lemonade and it will dissolve! You can sprinkle it on cereal and fruit, and use it in many baking and cooking recipes.
- Equal® 0-calorie Sweetener is a great option for people, especially those living with diabetes, who want to replace or reduce sugar intake and keep their blood glucose levels in check.
- Equal® products are available at most grocery, club and drug stores. Also look for Equal® in the sweetener caddy at coffee shops and restaurants. It’s the blue packet!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR THIS RECIPE:
water
tea bags (regular size, not family size)
strawberries
Equal® zero-calorie sweetener
strawberry extract
ice (or frozen strawberries)
HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY SWEET TEA:
Bring 4 cups of water to a simmer. You don’t need it to come to a full boil. Just as you start to see bubbles form at the bottom of the pan, turn off the heat.
Then add the 4 tea bags to the pot and let it steep (again, make sure the heat is off.)
While your tea is steeping, time to work on the strawberries! Set aside 5 strawberries (to use as a garnish for your drinks.)
Take the rest of the strawberries and remove the stems (discard those) and slice the strawberries in half. Ahhhh…I just love to look at strawberries. They’re so pretty, right?!
Pop the strawberries into a blender or food processor.
And blend until liquified.
Now, back to the tea. Once your tea has finished steeping, pour it into a large pitcher. Then pour the contents of the packets of Equal® 0-calorie sweetener into the brewed tea.
Give it all a stir to dissolve. At this point I want you to taste it. Is it sweet enough for you? If not, continue to add one packet at a time to get to your desired level of sweetness.
Next, take the strawberries you blended earlier and strain them over the sweetened tea. This will help with removing all those strawberry seeds that didn’t get blended up.
Quick note: If you want, you can add all of the strawberry pulp (unstrained) into the tea. Give it all a good stir, then strain the entire tea mixture. Whichever is easiest for you and whatever you have the patience for. The thinner liquid will be a bit easier to strain.
This next part is totally optional. But if you really want a kick-in-the-pants strawberry flavor then I would definitely add strawberry extract. Cause ya know, sometimes strawberries (especially if they aren’t in peak season) are not that strawberry tasting. If you know what I mean. This really helps to bring out that strawberry flavor. After you add this in – give your strawberry tea one last taste to make sure it is sweet enough and you have enough strawberry flavor. This is the time to add more if necessary.
Finally, add ice cubes OR frozen strawberries to the tea. Another note: Ice cubes can water down the drink as it cools. Instead, try using frozen strawberries. This will keep the drink cool, look really pretty and it won’t water down the drink! Before pouring the drinks, you can always throw a few ice cubes into the glasses. You can even tweak this recipe to use in making SUN TEA!
Tastes like summer!
Cook’s Note: Like lemon in your tea? Try adding a 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice to this for that extra little zing!
STRAWBERRY SWEET TEA
This Strawberry Sweet Tea recipe is made with freshly brewed tea, fresh strawberries and sweetener. The perfect summertime drink
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 41kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 4 tea bags (regular size, not family size)
- 1 pint strawberries divided use
- 8 packets Equal® 0-calorie sweetener (to taste)
- 2 tsp strawberry extract optional
- ice (or frozen strawberries to keep cold)
Instructions
- In a medium pot, bring 4 cups of water to a simmer.
- Once it comes to a simmer, turn off heat.
- Then add tea bags to the pot and let it steep.
- While your tea is steeping, work on the strawberries. Set aside 5 strawberries (to use as a garnish for your drinks.)
- Take the rest of the strawberries and remove the stems (discard those) and slice the strawberries in half.
- Pop the strawberries into a blender or food processor.
- Blend until liquified.
- Once your tea has finished steeping, pour it into a large pitcher.
- Then pour the contents of the packets of Equal® into the brewed tea.
- Give it all a stir to dissolve.
- Next, take the strawberries you blended earlier and strain them over the sweetened tea.
- Stir in strawberry extract (if using.)
- Finally, add ice cubes OR frozen strawberries to the tea to cool it down.
- Serve with strawberries as a garnish on top!
Notes
You can add all of the strawberry pulp (unstrained) into the tea. Give it all a good stir, then strain the entire tea mixture. The thinner liquid will be a bit easier to strain.
Nutrition
Calories: 41kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 69.5mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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jennymt1402002 says
I love to drink lemonade during the summer, but will definitely try this strawberry tea. Sounds really good.
Manda says
I like sun tea in the summer
MsPinkerBell says
sounds awesome
Joel Timmons says
Love. It
mommar6 says
I like to mix tea and lemonade in the summer! Your strawberry sweet tea recipe needs to be given a try at my house.
dondi says
Love sweet tea. this looks awesome!!
Pam says
I can't wait to try this!!! Strawberries on 903, our local berry farm has them ready to pick. Yay!!!! Thanx for all the recipes.