When entertaining outdoors in the warmer weather, one has to worry about keeping drinks cold, especially flavored Homemade Iced Tea Recipes and Lemonade.
I hate to keep the server inside because that means kids are going to track inside the house after running around outside. I also don’t like adding too much ice to a pitcher of drinks as it will dilute the taste.
What is a girl to do?? Such big problems in the scheme of things right. Really, if you have the right serving tools there is no worry at all.
After seeing this Buddeez Unbreakable 3-1/2-Gallon Beverage Dispenser with Removable Ice-Cone filled with Mango Blueberry Iced Tea, my daughter asked if we can keep it filled all summer long. I guess I will take that as a compliment from a 14-year-old girl!!
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15 Refreshing Homemade Ice Tea Recipes
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Iced Tea does not have to be boring and it can be served undiluted with a few steps and the right equipment. The dispenser is made from an impact and shatter-resistant material called Tritan from Eastman, which is just perfect for outdoor entertaining all summer! Be sure to go to the end of this post to find 19 other amazing flavored Iced Tea recipes.
How to Make Mango Blueberry Iced Tea
You will have to start a few hours before serving to allow it to cool completely. You can also make the tea portion the night before and then add your fresh fruit right before serving.
I made decaffeinated Green Tea for my base tea but you could use any unflavored tea you prefer.
How to Make HOMEMADE Iced Tea
Steep the tea bags for up to 10 minutes. It will be strong but no worries you will be adding water, fruit puree and plenty of ice to the drink.
While my fruit defrosted, you can use fresh as well, I coated with 1/4 cup of sugar. I will not be sweetening this tea any more than the fresh fruit but you can add more if you desire sweet tea.
You can even have a little sugar syrup at the side when serving. You don’t want granulated sugar as it does not always dissolve in iced tea.
Puree about 1/2 of the fruit and put it throw a sieve to collect all the seeds etc. Then add it to the cooled tea with an additional pitcher of water.
Add the ice tea to your Beverage Dispenser and then add the ice cone. I love that you can choose to use this or not and it does not dilute your drink.
I added a few whole pieces of mango and blueberry as well. But I prefer to add this to the serving glasses so it does not clog up the dispenser.
Serve with iced filled glasses for a refreshing summer beverage.
What I liked about this Buddeez Unbreakable 3-1/2-Gallon Beverage Dispenser is that it is made from Tritan from Eastman, making it:
- Impact and shatter resistant (great for outdoor entertaining!)
- Clarity and looks like real glass until you touch it
- Free from all bisphenols, including BPA
- One of many items made from Tritan
Other features include:
- Removable Ice-Cone
- Non-Slip, Snap-On Base (The stand is packaged inside the Dispenser)
- Made in USA
You might the wondering how are we going to store this big drink dispenser. No worries the entire thing basically stores inside itself. I love this feature.
Blueberry Mango Flavored Ice Tea Recipe
Blueberry Mango Iced Tea
Blueberry Mango Iced Tea is a flavored green tea recipe
Ingredients
- 12 cups water
- 5-6 Green Tea bags
- 1 10 oz Bag chopped frozen mango, thawed
- 5 oz frozen Blueberries
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- Water and Ice
Instructions
- Boil the 12 cups of water in a large saucepan or stock pot. Remove from the heat. Steep the green tea bags about 5-10 minutes, then discard tea bags. Transfer tea to a large mixing bowl. Allow the tea to sit until it cools to room temperature, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, to a small mixing bowl, thawed mango and blueberries , and 1/4 cup sugar. Allow the fruit to macerate, or sit until it's softened and formed juices. Transfer 3/4 of the fruit with juices to a blender and puree. Sieve out the seeds and skins. Pour the cooled tea and fruit puree into the pitcher. And another 6-10 cups of water depending how strong you like your tea. Serve with Ice and more thawed fruit
Nutrition Information
Yield 12 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 38Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 12mgCarbohydrates 9gFiber 1gSugar 8gProtein 1g
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Label your dispenser with these Beverage Tags.
19 More Flavored Iced Tea Recipes
- Healthy Cold Brewed Iced Tea
- Very Berry Iced Tea Recipe
- Spiked Apple Cider Iced Tea
- Blackberry and Basil Iced Green Tea
- Sweet Southern Sweet Strawberry Iced Tea
- Apple Iced Tea
- Lemon Ginger Sweet Tea
- Peach Green Iced Tea Recipe
- Citrus Green Iced Tea
- Strawberry Iced Tea
- Bourbon Slush Recipe
- Simple Flavored ICed Tea
- Raspberry Green Iced Tea
- Ginger Melon Greed Iced Tea
- Strawberry Nettle Iced Tea
- Mango Iced Tea
- Lemon Iced Tea
- Blueberry Rooibos Iced Tea
- Honey Sweetened Thai lemon Tea
Cute drink dispenser … so perfect for summer! Thank you for including my recipe. 🙂 Pinned!
I’m a huge fan of mango, so I definitely agree. And dilution sucks too!
It is plastic so it looks fancy but very durable. Not badly priced either
I wish I had one of these dispensers all the time in my house, I would feel so fancy!
I need that dispenser! Oh and a glass of that yummy tea. Can’t wait to make me a glass.
What a delicious tea! I need to try it out for our next BBQ over the weekend!
Love the design of that one. We’re actually in the market for one since our last one broke. Definitely keeping it in mind!
Cute. I can use a cold drink now. Although it is cool, I can feel the heat rising.
Perfect summer drink! It looks very refreshing.
Your tea recipe sounds amazing. I am obsessed with blueberries right now, so this is definitely going on my “to make” list for summer parties. And that dispenser looks great. We have a similar one and it just makes life so easy.
The recipe looks delicious and so refreshing. When I think of Iced Tea, I think of summer. We drink lots of iced tea in the summer, but I never think to add fruit to it.
Your Mango Blueberry Iced Tea looks so refreshing! I love the idea of using the removable ice-cone as I do not like diluted iced tea much.
My husband always loves Iced Tea for spring and summer time! This looks absolutely delicious!
That blueberry mango combo sounds amazing! So refreshing for summer!
Having the ice cone in there is positively brilliant! This is a summer time must have.
What a great round up of teas! I really want to try that apple one, never heard of that combo and I am crazy about apples.
I have only made sun tea a hand full of times.
These sound like amazing tea recipes!! My girlfriend is already talking about her summer time sun tea she makes every year.
I have only tried a few of these, but I really like the mango blueberry ice tea
Yum! I love Teas! This is a great round up of fabulous teas!!
Hi Maria, thank you for these fantastic recipes – i’ve pinned them for later. Which is your favourite of them all and do you have a particular snack you enjoy alongside?
Iced tea is one of my favorite drinks to enjoy during the summertime. I remember my grandmother having cold iced tea in the fridge whenever we went over to visit.
Ooooh! I have been looking for a good pitcher for my hubby’s famous summer drinks! I’ll have to try a few of these recipes in it!
I am a big fan of iced tea in the summer. It’s such a refreshing drink.
Great round up. Perfect for summer!