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McDonald's Sweet Tea Recipe
McDonald's Sweet Tea
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Drink
Calories: 20
Cook Time: 1 hour 36 minutes
Recipe Rating: 4.2 (29 reviews)
 

I know, it's just tea. Tea and sugar, plain and simple -- probably the easiest recipe on earth! But I have been getting so many requests to clone the sweet tea that McDonald's is heavily pitching these days for a buck a cup that I just can't ignore this product. Of course there are many ways to brew ice tea, but all you'll need to clone tea like Mickey D's are a few standard-size Lipton tea bags and a way to boil 2 quarts of water. There's a whole cup of sugar in there, so this tea is pretty sweet if you drink it straight. McDonald's serves the real stuff from a room-temperature jug into a cup filled with ice. This dilutes the tea so it's not so crazy-sweet when you take a big swig to wash down the nuggets.
2 quarts water
3 Lipton tea bags (standard size)
1 cup granulated sugar

1. Bring the water to a boil over high heat.

2. When the water hits a rolling boil, take it off the heat, add the tea bags, and cover the saucepan. Allow the tea to steep tea for 1 hour, and then remove the tea bags.

3. Add 1 cup of sugar to a 2-quart pitcher, then add the tea. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Pour the tea into a glass filled with ice to serve.

Makes 2 quarts.


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