Hong Kong-Style Sprite Tea
Hong Kong-style Sprite tea combines black tea bags steeped in lemon-lime soda for a refreshing, lightly sweet iced beverage. This no-cook drink requires just tea bags, soda, ice, and fresh lemon to prepare.
Hong Kong-style Sprite tea combines black tea bags steeped in lemon-lime soda for a refreshing, lightly sweet iced beverage. This no-cook drink requires just tea bags, soda, ice, and fresh lemon to prepare.
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Carefully place two black tea bags into the bottle of lemon-lime soda.
Seal the bottle and let it infuse. The creator suggests letting it sit all day for the best flavor.
Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
Pour the infused Sprite tea over the ice.
Squeeze a fresh lemon wedge into the glass and garnish with another wedge before serving.
Store the infused tea sealed in the bottle in the refrigerator for up to 2 days; the carbonation will gradually diminish over time.
The creator recommends letting it sit all day for the best flavor, though it will begin infusing immediately after adding the tea bags.
Yes, you can prepare the infusion hours or a full day in advance by sealing the bottle with tea bags inside, then pour over ice when ready to serve.
Standard black tea bags work well; the recipe does not specify a particular blend, so regular grocery-store black tea bags are suitable.
Yes, other citrus sodas or clear lemon sodas can replace Sprite, though the flavor profile will differ slightly.
Yes, this recipe is designed as an iced tea served over ice with fresh lemon garnish.
