We love all kinds of fruit, especially blueberries, and we go through iced tea like crazy in the summer time! Well, after trying this awesome blackberry tea recently, I thought blueberry would be great! So I came up with this recipe. This will make a gallon-you can either add up to 12 cups of cold water to your pitcher or if I have enough ice, I'll do a combination of ice and water to cool it down quickly. Well, my sweet blueberry girl couldn't wait to drink this! It was actually mine but it was the least I could do for her helping out with the photo! :) Mint would also taste great in this-just add with the blueberries when you're cooking them.
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
4 cups boiling water
10 regular tea bags
about 12 cups cold water
ice
In a small saucepan, combine the blueberries and water. Cook over medium-low heat about 5 minutes, until berries start to release their juices. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a small bowl. Crush berries with the back of a spoon, through the strainer, and discard the solids. Add the 1 cup of sugar to the hot blueberry juice, stirring until completely dissolved. Set aside. Heat 4 cups water in a tea kettle or microwave; add tea bags and let stand for 5-10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Pour hot tea into a plastic gallon pitcher (glass may break). Add blueberry mixture, stirring well. Continue filling pitcher with ice or up to 12 cups cold water. Stir well and refrigerate.
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