BLUEBERRY ICED TEA

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I enjoy coming up with new ways to use my slow cooker in the kitchen. Serve this blueberry iced tea over ice and garnish with extra blueberries or, for fun, freeze blueberries in your ice cubes! -Colleen Delawder, Herndon, Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 3h10m

Yield 11 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

12 cups water
2 cups fresh blueberries
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 family-sized tea bags
Ice cubes
Optional: Additional blueberries, lemon slices and fresh mint leaves

Steps:

In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine water, blueberries, sugar and salt. Cover and cook on low heat 3 hours. , Turn off slow cooker; add tea bags. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Discard tea bags; cool 2 hours. Strain and discard blueberries. Pour into pitcher; serve over ice cubes. If desired, top each serving with additional blueberries, lemon slices and fresh mint leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 73 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 61mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.