Classic Iced Peach Green Tea
Cold-brewed peach green tea served over ice with fresh peach slices — the bright, juicy iced tea that defined a generation of bottled drinks, made better at home.
Iced peach green tea is arguably the single most popular flavored iced tea style worldwide, and cold-brewing it at home produces a far smoother, less bitter result than the bottled versions most people grew up drinking.
Cold-brewing is the secret: steeping the tea in cold water overnight extracts the sweet, fruity, and grassy compounds while leaving behind most of the tannins that cause bitterness and cloudiness when green tea is hot-brewed and then chilled.
Fresh peach slices muddled lightly at the bottom of the glass intensify the fruit aroma without needing extra sugar, while a few mint leaves add a cooling contrast that makes this an ideal drink for hot afternoons.
Adjust sweetness to taste with a light simple syrup or honey — because the tea itself already carries natural peach sweetness, most people need far less added sugar than they expect compared to commercial bottled iced teas.
Ingredients
- 4 peach green tea bags or 3 tbsp loose leaf
- 4 cups cold water
- 1 ripe peach, sliced, plus extra for garnish
- 2 tbsp simple syrup or honey (to taste)
- Fresh mint leaves
- Ice cubes
How to make it
- 1Combine the tea, cold water, and a few peach slices in a pitcher. Cover and refrigerate for 8–12 hours.
- 2Strain out the tea leaves and peach slices, pressing gently to extract flavor.
- 3Stir in simple syrup or honey to taste.
- 4Fill glasses with ice, add fresh peach slices, and pour the tea over the top. Garnish with mint and serve immediately.
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