Lemon Thyme Iced Tea is the perfect beverage for a hot summer day and making it naturally sugar-free is easy and still just as delicious as traditional iced tea with regular sugar!
Sure you can easily buy prepared iced tea pretty much anywhere, but have you ever made your own at home?? It's the easiest and takes little time to do. If you're a tea lover you will love this thirst quenching recipe!
I've actually been growing some lemon thyme herb in my garden and if you don't have any you can certainly find thyme in any supermarket. Even if you'd rather make this without the thyme you can just eliminate it of course. But don't eliminate the fresh lemons, that is a must!
Add some ice and enjoy or chill in the fridge until ready to serve! My hubby is a tea fanatic and actually drinks tea without any sweetener at all. I thought for sure he's said he doesn't like sweet tea but I was wrong! To my surprise he really loved this!
No need for nutrition info as it's no calories, no carbs, no junk!!!
Sugar-Free Lemon Thyme Iced Tea
Ingredients
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme I used lemon thyme
- 1 cinnamon stick
- juice and zest of 2 lemons
- 3 black tea bags I used Irish Breakfast tea
- 6 cups water
- 1 teaspoon lemon stevia or use lemon extract and plain stevia
- 1 lemon to garnish
Instructions
- Bring 6 cups of water, thyme, cinnamon, lemon juice and zest to a boil in a large sauce pan over medium high heat.
- Remove from heat after it starts boiling and add tea bags and lemon stevia.
- Set aside for 15 minutes to steep.
- Remove tea bags and allow to cool to room temperature, about an hour.
- Strain mixture in a fine mesh strainer and add to a pitcher.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Garnish with lemon slices.
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
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