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As September approaches, I tend to get a little jealous of my Halloween friends in the northern half of the United States.
They're all sending excited Tweets about their days being cool enough for sweaters or posting snapshots of trees beginning to turn colors on Instagram.
And down here in Texas, I know I'll still be sweating it out until mid-October, at least.
The fall struggle is real in the Republic, which means I'm caught in this strange world of people excited over pumpkin spice lattes while the highs are still in the upper 90s and the humidity is suffocating.
My solution? Fall harvest iced tea.
I made this for the first time last year using a tea blend I found at Trader Joe's, and today I'm sharing it with you in case you need an icy dose of fall flavor until your part of the world cools down too.
Fall Harvest Iced Tea
This tea is the perfect blend of fall flavors: cinnamon, ginger, apple, roasted chicory and orange peel with hibiscus and chamomile. And at just $1.99, it's one of those items I'm planning to stock up on this year.
Don't have a Trader Joe's near you? Keep an eye on Amazon for listings!
(That killer spirit board print is by my friend Yosiell Lorenzo, by the way.)
To make my fall harvest iced tea, I combine four bags of this harvest blend with two bags of black tea in my tea maker (similar). It's the easiest thing ever - fill the tea maker with water, fill the pitcher with ice, hit the button and let it go.
Once it's brewed I do one more thing...and it might shock you.
Because it means I'm not a very good southern girl.
Clutch your pearls now: I don't like sweet tea - or at least overly sweet tea. I add a quarter cup of sugar, max, to my iced tea to sweeten it. That's it! Like...they'd kick me out of Texas for that. So don't tell, okay?
But I do have on trick up my sleeve that sweetens this tea a bit more...
My secret to pushing this drink over the top? Slicing a Honeycrisp apple with my mandolin, layering a few pieces in the bottom of my glass and topping it with a little ice and my tea.
And with that, you've conjured up fall harvest iced tea!
If you want to get really fancy, garnish your glass with an apple slice.
I love this tea because it's the perfect light dose of fall flavors in a cool drink I can enjoy until true fall arrives in Texas.
Have another fall tea blend you love? Give it a try as an iced tea!
Looking for more fall recipes?
I've got several on the blog. Check them out:
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