This Strawberry Iced Tea Recipe is perfect for all your upcoming celebrations like Mother’s Day, Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, and Graduations! It uses our very own St. James Strawberry Oolong tea, and we have even included instructions for a Strawberry Simple Syrup for those of you who like your tea sweetened.

Best of all, it is an easy cold-brew recipe, so all you have to do is prepare it and forget about it until the next day!

Looking for a second iced tea option to serve at your celebration? Try what we did: pairing our Peach Iced Tea Recipe (Caffeine-Free) alongside this Strawberry Iced Tea Recipe.

Strawberry Iced Tea Recipe with St. James Strawberry Oolong and Strawberry Simple Syrup

Prep Time: 15 minutes + chilling overnight

Makes 2 gallons

Ingredients:

• 12 oz. of our St. James Strawberry Oolong loose leaf tea
• tea bags
• one 2-gallon-sized dispenser with lid
• cold, filtered water
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup strawberries

Instructions:

1. Divide the loose leaf tea into tea bags; we used 8 bags of 1.5 oz each.
2. Fill the dispenser with 2 gallons of cold filtered water. Hang the tea bags along the side of the dispenser in the water; be sure to keep the open tops of the bags secured with the dispenser’s lid to avoid spilling the loose leaves into the water directly. Refrigerate overnight for 12 hours.
3. Bring water, sugar, and strawberries to a simmer in a medium saucepan on medium-high heat, stirring frequently for about 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Strain out remaining strawberry pieces. Let cool before refrigerating overnight.
4. Remove tea bags after 12 hours. For sweetened tea, stir the strawberry simple syrup directly into the tea, or serve on the side.

Enjoy!

St. James Iced Tea Secret:

Wondering about the color of the ice cubes in the photo? We made the ice cubes out of the same tea we iced! This is one of our oldest tricks to keep your tea from watering down with normal ice cubes. Brew hot tea for the ice cubes at least one night before. Let the tea cool before pouring into ice cube trays. Put your trays in the freezer until your ice cubes are frozen and ready to serve.

Looking for a second option to serve at your next celebration? Try what we did: pairing our Peach Iced Tea Recipe (Caffeine-Free) alongside this Strawberry Iced Tea Recipe with St. James Strawberry Oolong and Strawberry Simple Syrup!