Once water starts boiling, switch off the flame and add tea leaves. Cover and allow the tea leaves to steep and sit in hot water for 3-4 minutes.
If you want strong tea flavour, then you can let this mixture steep for 5-6 minutes.
After 3-4 minutes, strain with a tea strainer and let the tea cool down completely.
TIP: You can also prepare this tea ahead and keep refrigerated. Doing this process in advance will save your time while making flavoured iced tea.
Take out juice from about 2 medium sized apples. You can also use readymade apple juice.
Once tea mixture comes to room temperature, mix it with apple juice and add lemon juice. Mix well.
At this stage, check the taste and add sugar or honey or any sweetener accordingly. You can also skip adding any sweetener.
In a serving glass or mug, add lemon wedges, ice cubes (if adding), and thinly sliced apple. Pour this apple iced tea. Enjoy.
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Notes
You can prepare black tea (as mentioned in our recipe below) ahead and keep refrigerated. Doing this process in advance will save your time while making flavoured iced tea.
You can taste the tea and add sugar / honey or any sweetener accordingly. If you are using store-bought fruit juice, then it already contains sugar, in that case you can skip adding sugar. Also, sugar quantity will also depend on the taste and sweetness of apples.
You can even add chopped mint leaves.
You can replace red apples with green apples in this homemade apple iced tea recipe and then make Green apple iced tea.
If you like a hint of spice, then add cinnamon stick while brewing tea.