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Summers in Texas are hot but I’ve come up with a great way to conquer the heat on our fun adventure outings this summer.  Delicious minty peach iced tea served in reusable DIY monogrammed water bottles is the perfect way to stay cool and beat the heat! 

I found bright-colored water bottles during a recent shopping trip but you can find lots of choices online as well.  You can use glass or plastic reusable bottles and both are a great way to help the environment and decrease the amount of disposable plastic we add to landfills.

I added colorful vinyl monograms made with my cutting machine: bold, athletic-style letters for my boys …

… and something a bit curly and cute for my girls.

These reusable bottles will be perfect for our summer outings and our upcoming trip to the beach.

But the best part is what goes inside these colorful bottles.  I recently filled our monogrammed bottles with minty peach iced tea and it’s my new favorite iced tea recipe!

To make minty peach iced tea, you’ll need Bigelow Earl Grey tea and Bigelow Perfect Peach tea.  I drink iced tea all the time and I can’t believe I’ve never thought to blend two tea flavors together before.  Let me tell you, it’s delicious!  And Bigelow tea is my favorite.  I love the bold, natural flavors and the wide variety of herbal tea choices.

Brew the two flavors of tea together along with fresh mint leaves.  Allow it to steep till the tea is dark and full of infused mint flavor.

Then all you do is add some sugar, some cold water, and the tea is almost ready to serve.

{See the printable recipe card below for ingredient measurements and full instructions.}

While the tea is brewing, pour peach nectar into ice cube trays {I used long ice cube trays so the cubes would fit through the necks of the water bottles} and freeze.

The peach nectar cubes add a sweet burst of flavor to the tea as they melt.

Pour the tea into the monogrammed water bottles and add a peach nectar cube.  You’re ready to tackle the heat in the great outdoors!

What’s your favorite iced tea blend?

Minty Peach Iced Tea Recipe

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Additional Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

A simple and slightly sweet peach iced tea recipe infused with mint.

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Ingredients

• 5 Earl Grey tea bags
• 4 Perfect Peach tea bags
• 1 cup packed fresh mint leaves
• 9 cups water, divided
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 can peach nectar

Instructions

1. In a large glass measuring cup, add five Earl Grey tea bags, four Perfect Peach tea bags, and one cup of packed fresh mint leaves.

2. Cover with five cups of boiling water and allow the mixture to steep for at least ten minutes {longer if you like it really dark}.

3. While the tea is steeping, pour the peach nectar into ice cube trays and freeze.

4. When the tea finishes steeping, use a slotted spoon to remove the tea bags and mint leaves, then strain the liquid into a pitcher.  

5. Add the sugar and stir till dissolved.

6. Add four cups of cold water.  Refrigerate until well chilled.

7. Pour into glasses and add one or two peach nectar cubes to each glass before serving.