You will love this southern fruit tea recipe! Make this and enjoy anytime of the year but it is especially great for summer parties!
It would not be a summer mason jar series without a sweet tea recipe. It is one of our favorite summer beverages and I am so excited to share it with y’all!
This southern fruit tea recipe will really hit the spot on a hot summer day. Mix it half and half with sweet tea for a unique combination that is perfect for sipping on a rocker on the front porch. Grab your ingredients and mix up a pitcher of this southern specialty today! It is summer mason jar week which means we have tons more ideas with mason jars at the bottom of this post. Don’t miss any of the fun!
Ingredients for Southern Fruit Tea:
- Water
- Family size tea bags (Luzianne is my favorite)
- Sugar
- Pineapple/orange juice concentrate
- Lemonade concentrate
How to make Fruit Tea:
- First, in a medium saucepan bring 2 cups water to a boil. Once the water is boiling steadily, add the tea bags and remove from heat. Then let it stand for 5 minutes.
- After the tea has steeped, remove all of the tea bags.
- Then add the sugar and stir it until it is all dissolved. After the sugar is completely dissolved, pour into a gallon sized pitcher.
- Next, stir in the pineapple/orange juice and lemonade concentrates.
- Then add the remaining water and stir everything well.
- After everything is mixed together, pour over ice to serve and enjoy!
Southern fruit tea is a great recipe anytime of the year but summer is when I really love to add fruit tea to the menu of any party I am hosting. Whip up a batch and give it a try! It will be your go-to recipe from now on!
Don’t forget to serve it up in your favorite mason jar glass for a true southern experience. Want to try more sweet tea recipes from a southern girl? Give these a try:
Print your Southern Fruit Tea Recipe below:
Ingredients
- 1 gallon water
- 4 family size tea bags
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup frozen pineapple/orange juice concentrate thawed
- 1 cup frozen lemonade concentrate thawed
Instructions
- Bring 2 cups water to a boil in medium saucepan. Add tea bags, remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Once steeped, remove tea bags.
- Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add to a gallon size pitcher.
- Stir in pineapple/orange juice and lemonade concentrates.
- Add remaining water and stir well.
- Pour over ice to serve.
Try these other easy Southern Recipes:
- Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
- Blueberry Lemonade with Lime
- Mini Chocolate Pecan Pies
- Easy Banana Pudding in a Jar
- Watermelon Tea
- Chocolate Cake Roll
- Old Fashioned Homemade Lemonade
- Coconut Pound Cake
- Kiwi and Blackberry Infused Water
- Eggless Chocolate Cake – Chocolate Wacky Cake
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Ingredients
Nutter Butter Snowman Christmas Cookies
- 16 ounces Nutter Butter cookies or a smaller package
- white candy coating
- mini M&Ms
- black non-pareils
- orange sprinkles
Santa Nutter Butter Cookies
- white candy coating
- mini chocolate chips
- white sugar pearls
- mini M&Ms
- red sugar
- 16 ounces Nutter Butter cookies
Elf Nutter Butter Cookies
- white candy coating
- mini chocolate chips
- white sugar pearls
- mini M&Ms
- green sugar
- black writing icing
- Nutter Butter cookies
Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies
- chocolate candy coating
- mini M&Ms
- candy eyes
- pretzels
- Nutter Butter cookies
Instructions
Snowman Cookies
- Melt the candy coating according to the package directions. Coat the cookies with white candy coating. Lay on waxed or parchment paper.
- Add on M&M buttons, nonpareils smile and eyes, and sprinkle nose while the candy coating is still wet. Allow setting before serving or packaging.
Santa Cookies
- Melt the candy coating according to the package directions. Coat the cookies with white candy coating on both ends only. Dip top in red sugar leaving a small white band. Lay on waxed or parchment paper.
- Add on M&M nose, chocolate chip eyes, and white pearl ball for the hat using additional candy coating. Allow setting before serving or packaging.
How to Make Elf Nutter Butter Cookies Recipe
- Melt the candy coating according to the package directions. Coat the cookies with white candy coating on one end only. Dip in green sugar leaving a small white band. Lay on waxed or parchment paper.
- Add on M&M nose, chocolate chip eyes, and white pearl ball for the hat using additional candy coating. Draw on a mouth with black writing icing. Allow setting before serving or packaging.
Christmas Reindeer Cookies
- Melt the candy coating according to the package directions. Coat these cookies with chocolate candy coating. Lay on waxed or parchment paper. Add on pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and M&M nose while the candy coating is still wet. Allow setting before serving or packaging.
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Hi Angie, Fruit tea sounds and looks yummy! The cupcake in the background doesn’t hurt either! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe! Blessings, Janet
Sweet, juicy, refreshing! Just what you need in the hot summer! Great southern fruit tea recipe (we use Lousianne too). Thanks for sharing!
Yum! This sounds super refreshing!
This looks super yummy and the perfect refreshment on a Summer’s day 😀
Love it!
Wow…this sounds SO amazing!!
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YUM! I am making this for our July 4th block party. Looks so delish!
Yum! Pinned this for future reference. Great for cook-outs.
I can’t wait to try your awesome Fruit Tea! Have a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
this fruit tea looks like a fun and easy way to flavor up your tea. Sounds perfect for a gathering, or just relaxing on the porch. 🙂
Looks amazing! Yum