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Snapple Iced Tea Lemon Flavor Recipe
Snapple Iced Tea Lemon Flavor
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Drink
Calories: 26
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Recipe Rating: 4.9 (16 reviews)
 

Heres a quick and easy recipe for the brand of ice tea that hit the market and quickly blew away competitors Lipton and Nestea. Between 1988 and 1992 Snapple tea sales increased a whopping 1,300 percent. And if you like Snapple ice tea, you'll find this recipe will save you some cash. While a 16-ounce bottle of Snapple tea costs around $1.50, this top secret clone cost about 15 cents - for the same amount. Here now is the improved version of the recipe that first appeared in More Top Secret Recipes.
 
2 quarts (8 cups) water
2 Lipton tea bags (standard size)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup bottled lemon juice

1. Bring water to a rapid boil in a large saucepan.

2. Turn off heat, add tea bags, cover saucepan and let the tea steep for 1 to 2 hours.

3. Pour the sugar into a 2-quart pitcher, and then add the tea. The tea will still be warm, so the sugar will dissolve easily.

4. Add the lemon juice. Chill.

Makes 2 quarts.

(Check the book Top Secret Recipes - Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, and Shakes for other flavors of this clone for Snapple Iced Tea, including raspberry, peach, strawberry, cranberry and diet lemon!)
        
Eileen  
Submitted on 06/20/08
Thank you!!! This will save me tons of $$$. It really tastes just like the real deal.
Robin  
Submitted on 09/15/07
Like everyone else who left feedback, this is a TSR recipe that I consider a classic and have doubled the recipe and made it many times. One note: to make a mint version of Snapple, make this recipe, but when steeping the tea, add in 2 or 3 fresh mint tea leaves that have been "crushed" to release their flavor in the tea.
Jacquie  
Submitted on 07/25/07
This is wonderful! I finally have a iced tea recipe I am proud to serve to family & friends! It taste just like the real thing. Thank you!
Valerie  
Submitted on 05/18/07
Giving it a perfect 10 is an understatement. I save so much money, and everyone is happy at once!
Mindseer  
Submitted on 07/28/06
This one has to be my all time favorite recipe I make countless quarts of it every summer....I make a double batch of it at a time the only problem is the faster I make it the faster I drink it..............
Elisa  
Submitted on 03/07/06
This was close to Snapple's lemon tea, but I thought the tea needed to be stronger. I followed all the directions exactly, but used 3 tea bags and steeped them for 3 hours and it was much better. Thanks for a great recipe-this will save us a LOT of money!
David Stout  
Submitted on 12/16/05
I can't keep enough of it on hand the whole family LOVES it. I make it by the gallons.
AshleyE  
Submitted on 12/02/05
This is the best iced tea I've ever had, my husband had never had iced tea before this and now he's addicted! It's great and so so refreshing! I give it a 10!
Neva  
Submitted on 09/18/05
Tastes just like the real thing! Highly recommended!
Colleen  
Submitted on 09/10/05
This recipe is great. I spent $1.25 buying a bottle at school evryday now I just bring one and have it with my lunch. My family thinks that its better than original snapple!
Vanessa  
Submitted on 08/10/05
Tried it last night, used Lipton Lemon tea and it turned out great! Will definitely use this one again.
Lisa B.  
Submitted on 08/04/05
I LOVE this ice tea recipe, I drink it by the gallons..It tastes just like Snapple, I would recommend it!
ROCHELLE  
Submitted on 07/28/05
I just served this for the first time last night for out of town guests. My sister's son said it was better than snapple.
Jason  
Submitted on 07/21/05
Delicious. I'm currently drinking this specific tea, but it MUST be consumed cold. It is outright nasty warm hahaha.
Bill  
Submitted on 07/19/05
This is great stuff. I can,t seem to make enough. Usually make 1 gallon batches, and have to make more the next night. Great when you put it in a plastic milk jug and freeze it for a picnic. Thanks for this clone!
Phoebe  
Submitted on 07/18/05
Wonderful stuff. I make a gallon at a time and use Splenda instead of sugar so the family can consume mass quantities. It's a terrific money-saver.