Fresh Peach Sweet Iced Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 tea bags
4 cups boiling water
1 1/2 lbs fresh peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced
1 cup simple syrup, equal parts of water and sugar
1 -2 lemon, juice from
5 cups ice cubes
1 cup fresh peaches, cut into bite-sized chunks, sliced strawberries (optional) or 1 cup blueberries (optional)

Preparation

Steep tea bags in boiling water for 5 minutes; set aside to chill. Meanwhile puree the peaches and push pulp through a strainer.
Add the strained puree to a 1/2 gallon pitcher, stir in the simple syrup and lemon juice, top with ice and pour tea over the top; stir.
Cover and chill in refrigerator until needed, stirring in fruit just before serving.