Cherry Pie Iced Tea (Print Version)

A refreshing black tea infused with homemade cherry syrup, vanilla and butter extracts for a dessert-inspired summer drink.

# Ingredients:

→ Homemade Syrup

01 - 1 cup frozen pitted cherries
02 - ⅓ cup granulated sugar
03 - ¼ cup water
04 - Pinch of salt
05 - 1 teaspoon lemon juice
06 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
07 - 1 teaspoon butter extract
08 - ½ teaspoon cake batter extract (optional)

→ Cherry Pie Iced Tea

09 - 2 cups Gold Peak Unsweetened Black Tea
10 - 4 tablespoons cherry pie syrup
11 - Fresh cherries for garnish

# Steps to Follow:

01 - Add cherries, sugar, water, and salt to a saucepan. Cook while mashing cherries as they soften. Continue cooking until the liquid thickens slightly; it will thicken more upon cooling.
02 - Strain the syrup from the cherries using a fine mesh strainer. Press the cherries against the strainer to extract as much liquid as possible.
03 - Discard the strained cherries. Stir in lemon juice, vanilla extracts, and melted butter. Set the mixture aside to cool.
04 - Stir 4 tablespoons of the syrup into 2 cups of cold Gold Peak Unsweetened Iced Tea. Adjust the quantity as needed by doubling or halving the recipe.
05 - Serve the iced tea ice cold, preferably garnished with fresh cherries.