Copycat Panera Iced Green Tea

Copycat Panera Iced Green Tea

from insanelygoodrecipes.com
15 min
4 servings

This copycat Panera iced green tea is so light and refreshing! Skip stopping by the store and whip up a glass whenever the craving strikes.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water, divided
  • 1 quart -size tea bag (or 5–6 single-serving tea bags) of PassionFruit Papaya Green Tea or Sweet Iced Tropical Green Tea
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 6 sprigs fresh mint, optional
  • Ice

Directions

  1. 1

    Bring 3 cups of water to a near boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat just before it boils.

  2. 2

    Pour 2 cups of the hot water into a heat-proof glass pitcher. Add the tea bag (or multiple smaller tea bags) and steep for 3 minutes. Avoid over-steeping to prevent bitterness.

  3. 3

    While the tea is steeping, combine the remaining 1 cup of hot water with sugar in the saucepan. Stir until the sugar fully dissolves, creating a simple syrup.

  4. 4

    Remove the tea bags after steeping. Add 1 cup of cold water to the brewed tea to cool it slightly. Then, stir in the simple syrup to sweeten the tea to your desired taste.

  5. 5

    Fill glasses with ice and pour the tea over the ice. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs for an extra burst of freshness.