Description
A traditional Arnold Palmer is a beverage consisting of half lemonade, half iced tea, named after the famous American golfer. This version has a light mint twist for summer! Have Arnold make an appearance at your next summer get-together!
Ingredients
- FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP:
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- FOR THE ARNOLD PALMER:
- 4 bags (Individual Size) Peppermint Herbal Tea
- 4 bags (individual-size) Black Tea
- 8 cups Boiling Water
- 2-½ cups Lemon Juice
- 4 cups Ice Cubes
- ½ cups Fresh Peppermint Leaves, Torn
Preparation
For the simple syrup, place water and sugar into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer until sugar has full dissolved. Remove from heat and cool.
Place tea bags into a large glass container and add the boiling water. Allow bags to steep for 10 minutes, then remove from the container. Stir simple syrup into the tea, then add lemon juice and ice cubes. Place container in the refrigerator and allow to chill for 1 hour.
When chilled, add mint leaves. Serve over ice cubes.
Alternative adult beverage: add 1/3 cup gin, 1/3 cup Minty Arnold Palmer mixture, and 1/3 cup tonic water over ice.
