Oh my goodness, did someone leave the oven door open? Gracious, it is a hot one out there today. Peach Tea, coming right up!
During the dog days of summer, we tend to drink A LOT of iced tea. The heat and humidity can be a killer here in Virginia so it is a must. I find myself making lemonade and iced tea every time I head into the kitchen.
We make iced tea by the gallons here and sometimes it is several gallons within a day. Depending on who is around and what we have going on for the day. On REALLY hot days, we tend to stay indoors a lot and as of late, binge watch some of our favorite shows. (its my new addiction)
On a recent quick trip to one of our favorite road side stands, I picked up a bunch of fresh peaches. Now these peaches were good all on their own. The kind you bite into and the juice runs down your arm. Yeah, that is when you know they are good. When I was making one of the many pitchers of tea, I decided to make some Peach Tea with these sweet and juicy peaches.
Oh my goodness, this Peach Tea was super refreshing and hit the spot. It was perfect to quench our thirst on these hot days. Where have you been all my life?
Wherever you are friends, stay cool and make some Peach Tea!
Peach Tea
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 sliced
fresh peaches
3 regular
size tea bags or 1 family size tea bag
6 cups of
water
To make simple syrup, bring water, sugar, and sliced peaches
to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and continue to simmer for 2-3 minutes. Crush
peach slices as you stir to dissolve sugar. Turn off heat, cover, and let sit
for 30 minutes. In a separate pan, steep tea bags in water for 5 minutes.
Remove tea bags and place in a pitcher. Strain syrup through a fine mesh strainer
to remove fruit pieces. Add syrup to tea and serve over ice. Garnish with fresh
peach slices and mint if desired.
Need some more refreshment?
The base I use for all my fruity lemonades
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I have been feeling under the weather for a little over a week now so cooking is not really something I have been able to do. I had made this peach cobbler when we had some fresh peaches last month and had not shared the recipe. I have to admit my sister is the one who made this recipe first and inspired me to do the same. This is the perfect recipe to use up those peaches. I think this could be a good base to work for any fruit cobbler and not the use of canned fruit or canned pie filling. So if you don't have fresh fruit on hand you can still have a wonderful cobbler anytime of year. This recipe originates from
Cooking with Libby. She has a wonderful blog with great recipes that I have been following long before I started my own. Please do stop by and check out all she has to offer. She is just the sweetest!
Peach Cobbler
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1 stick butter, melted
2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups of chopped or sliced fresh fruit (or frozen fruit, canned peaches, or canned pie filling...it's OK to use some of the juice from the canned)
Melt butter and place in a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Stir the milk in with butter.
Mix together the sugar, flour, and baking powder. Pour it into the baking pan and stir mixture around until lumps are gone and it looks well blended.
Place the peaches over the mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until top turns a little brown.
Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
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