[2] Peach iced tea can be made with black, green or white tea. Here’s a green peach tea recipe (photo © Nourished Simply).

[3] You can wait for juicy summer peaches, or buy frozen slice peaches (photo © Good Eggs).

So in acknowledgement of National Iced Tea Month (June) and saving money by making it yourself, here’s a recipe courtesy The Republic Of Tea. There’s also National Iced Tea Day on June 10th.

The recipe uses low-glycemic agave nectar, but you can substitute sugar or other sweetener—or skip the sweetener entirely.

As you can see from the photos, this recipe does not make crystal-clear iced tea.

When you buy a bottle of peach-flavored iced tea, it is typically flavored with a clear extract.

Blending in the peaches delivers more peach flavor and a juice-like opacity.

If you want a conventional, clear peach iced tea, instructions are included below.
 
 
RECIPE: PEACH ICED TEA

Ingredients

 
Preparation

1. BOIL water and pour over tea bags in a heat-resistant pitcher. Infuse for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and place pitcher in refrigerator to chill.

2. COMBINE chilled tea, fruit, agave nectar and ice in a blender. Blend and serve with optional peach garnish. Makes three eight-ounce glasses.
 
 
VARIATIONS

Ginger-Peach [Tea: For a sizzle of ginger, add 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger to the blender, or infuse a few slices of fresh ginger with the tea bags.

For Clear Iced Tea: Dice the fruit and infuse with tea bags in the boiled water. Do not blend. Serve over ice.
 
 
PEACH ICED TEA BAGS & MIXES

You can brew peach iced tea from pre-flavored tea bags and mixes. But as you can see from this review, you might not get the natural peach flavor you expect.