Best Earl Grey Tea And Lime Ice Pops Recipes

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EARL GREY TEA AND LIME ICE POPS



Earl Grey Tea and Lime Ice Pops image

Southerners love their sweet tea, although I've never been a huge fan. These ice pops have a good balance of sweet-tart, but if you're a sweet tea lover, go ahead and add more sugar. Once you taste fresh lime in tea, you may never go back to lemon (I haven't).

Provided by lutzflcat

Categories     Desserts     Frozen Dessert Recipes     Popsicle Recipes

Time 3h35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups boiling water
2 Earl Grey tea bags
2 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste
1 lime, juiced
6 slices lime

Steps:

  • Pour boiling water over tea bags in a jar or pitcher, and allow to steep for 15 minutes.
  • Remove tea bags, add sugar, and stir in lime juice. Adjust the sweetness to suit your taste and cool mixture to room temperature.
  • Drop a lime slice into each ice pop mold. Pour in mixture, leaving about 1/4 inch space at the top. Place the sticks or tops in and freeze until solid, 3 to 4 hours.
  • Run some warm water over the molds to help loosen the ice pops.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 21.9 calories, Carbohydrate 6.2 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 2.8 mg, Sugar 4.5 g

EARL GREY ICED TEA



Earl Grey Iced Tea image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     beverage

Time 1h25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
5 cups water
5 Earl Grey tea bags
4 dried or fresh lemon slices, plus extra for garnish (see Cook's Note)
Ice
Sparkling water

Steps:

  • For the syrup: In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the sugar has dissolved, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool, about 20 minutes.
  • For the tea: In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the tea bags and lemon slices. Let the mixture cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Remove the tea bags and discard.
  • Pour the syrup and tea mixture into an ice-filled pitcher. Pour into glasses and add a splash of sparkling water. Garnish with lemon slices and serve.

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