Plum Fennel Iced Tea

Serves: 2

Imelda VonRueden

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

52

Sweetness

52

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

Water

1.5 tbsps

Fennel Seed

1.333333 cups

Sugar

Directions:

1

Put tea bags in a quart-size glass measure or heatproof bowl

2

In a saucepan brings 4 cups water just to a boil and pour over tea bags

3

Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags

4

Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour

5

While tea is cooling, in saucepan stir together fennel seeds, plums, and remaining 2 cups water and boil 5 minutes

6

Strain mixture through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher, pressing hard on solids

7

Cool mixture and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour

8

Stir in tea and syrup

9

Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with plum slices

10

Put tea bags in a quart-size glass measure or heatproof bowl

11

In a saucepan brings 4 cups water just to a boil and pour over tea bags

12

Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags

13

Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour

14

While tea is cooling, in saucepan stir together fennel seeds, plums, and remaining 2 cups water and boil 5 minutes

15

Strain mixture through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher, pressing hard on solids

16

Cool mixture and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour

17

Stir in tea and syrup

18

Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with plum slices

19

To make simple syrup: In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved

20

Let syrup cool and chill, covered

21

Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered

22

Makes about 2 cups

23

In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved

24

Let syrup cool and chill, covered

25

Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered

26

Makes about 2 cups