Black Cherry Iced Tea

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 quarts water
• 1 lb fresh black cherries, rinsed and pitted
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 whole star anise
• 5 black tea bags, steeped in
• 2 cups water
• mint sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 bring water to boil in a medium-sized pot.
• 2 add cherries, sugar, lemon juice, and star anise.
• 3 simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cherries are almost falling apart.
• 4 turn off heat, mix in black tea, and let stand for 1 hour to cool.
• 5 strain liquid through a fine mesh sieve, mashing the cherries with a wooden spoon to extract more liquid.
• 6 discard solids.
• 7 transfer liquid to a pitcher and refridgerate until ready to serve.