Name: Blended Peach Lime Iced Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 4 tsp. loose tea; 2 peaches (pits removed and chopped); 2 Tbsp. maple syrup; 1 lime (juiced); Ice cubes; Peach slices, lime slices, and mint leaves (for topping(optional))

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This blended tea is a hybrid between tea and smoothie, making you refreshed and energized on a hot day! Peach tea is so refreshing on hot summer days and this recipe is a wholesome cousin of it. Refined sugar or cooking syrup is not needed for this recipe. The whole peaches, lime juice, and freshly brewed tea are blended together to make a refreshing drink that is ready in under 10 minutes.

Tea or Smoothie, that’s the question

I love juices and drinks with pulp so much more than no-pulp counterparts. OJs taste so much better with pulp(at least for me). Smoothie is more fulfilling than juices. The texture of pulp has some magical effect on drinks. And the pulp also adds healthy fiber to the drinks. So I thought why not with teas?

Classic peach tea requires cooking peaches with sugar to make peach syrup. But 1) I don’t like to use white sugar in cooking and 2) I need something easy and quick! So this blended iced tea reci[e skips all the steps and refined sugar to make a wholesome drink.

What do you need to make Blended Peach Lime Iced Tea?

Tea leaves: I like loose teas but you can of course use tea bags. If you’re using teabags, use 3-4 bags. You can also use cold brew tea.
Peaches: Softer, more ripe the peaches, easier to blend. If you’re using crunchy peaches, cut them into small pieces before blending.
Maple syrup: add more or less for your desired sweetness.
Lime: adds refreshing flavor.
Ice cubes
Peach slices, lime slices, and mint leaves, for topping(optional)