Don’t skip the cooling stage: the peach simple syrup is scalding hot before you allow it to cool, so attempting to strain it immediately could lead to burns. To make the peach syrup, roughly chop the peaches and add to a non stick saucepan with the sugar and water.

If you are looking for new ways to stay hydrated and make water more exciting, then iced tea is the way to go. I mean, who doesn’t love getting to the day of a party that they’re hosting and only have to do minimal work to enjoy the day? It has light yellow to ivory colour with a subtle sweetness that won't drown the flavour of your drinks. Alternatively, you can flavor a whole pitcher of iced tea and to do so, you would simple pour in the desired amount, mixing as you go and tasting to see if it's to the sweetness you want.You want it to be firm enough to handle being grilled and not fall to pieces, but also ripe enough so it has flavour - but the grilling will help with that. Perfect throughout Spring and Summer, all you need to do with these syrups is add cold water and you’ve got a delicious, quick serve beverage. If you want a stronger flavour, then you can cold brew the tea (add the tea bags to cold water rather than boiling), but this will take about 6 hours.

Another neat trick to ensure your tea is not watered down by the melting ice is to freeze some of the tea in an ice tray and add those to your drink. This refreshing tea recipe is easy to make with freshly steeped tea and homemade peach simple syrup. Established in 2011, Hungry Healthy Happy has become one of the UK's most popular food blogs, with two successful recipe books published. Most people look forward to tasty grilled food when summer hits, but it’s the refreshing, new drinks like this Peach Iced Tea that get me excited! Last year I took a tour of the plant and all of the fields with my wonderful friend, Debbie and came back with tons of peaches which some turned into a upside down peach cake.For the best tasting peach simple syrup stick with frozen peaches since they were harvested and frozen at their peak ripeness to ensure the best flavor! The starch is heat-activated, so increase the heat if it still hasn’t thickened after several minutes. This isn't an overly sweet iced tea, as we used just a couple of tablespoons of honey, but feel free to use more if you like a really sweet tea. It will thicken as it cools and more so in the fridge, so it may be best to microwave for 20-30 seconds before using it.

Best of all, you can easily make this sweetener in just 15 minutes at home using healthy and affordable ingredients. They're great if you don't need to make a big batch of tea or can't find family-sized (gallon-sized) tea bags. I’m excited to do it, and seriously thank you so much for your efforts, you are an amazing person, keep going, cheers.Before you know it you’ve just filled your cutest summer drink dispenser with a beverage everyone will look forward to drinking! Other ingredients can also go well with your sweetener if you want to get creative and add more flavours. Next on my list was a big batch of peach iced tea, but I realized I could whip up a massive batch of this versatile peach syrup instead! This summer, we’ve been trying to eat healthy, more mindful of what we put in our bodies, trying to avoid eating out whenever we can help it.