iced tea with plums and thyme recipe
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Serves: 2-3
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tea bags of your choice (I used Earl Gray)
  • 3 cups water
  • 4 tablespoons simple syrup (see recipe in Instructions section)
  • 2 plums, sliced
  • a handful of ice for each glass
  • 8 to 12 sprigs of fresh thyme
Instructions
  1. Boil water and steep tea bags in water for about 10 minutes. Remove tea bags.
  2. Meanwhile, mix together about 5 tablespoons sugar and 5 tablespoons water in separate small pot to dissolve sugar (you can do this in the microwave, if you watch carefully). Once dissolved, add in 4 sprigs of thyme. Allow to steep until mixture is about room temperature, then remove thyme.
  3. Add 4 tablespoons of simple syrup to the tea and mix. At this stage you can chill the entire mixture (and use less ice for each glass) or proceed to the next step.
  4. Fill each glass with ice, drop in a few slices of plum for each, then fill with tea. Garnish with remaining thyme sprigs.
Recipe by story of a kitchen at https://www.storyofakitchen.com/drink-recipes/iced-tea-with-plums-and-thyme-recipe/