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Sugar Free Sweet Ice Tea

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Sugar Free Sweet Ice Tea

  • Servings: 6 Servings
  • Difficulty: Easy
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Nothing says summer quite like sweet ice tea. To a diabetic or someone that is watching their calorie intake, this one is off their list. A standard sweet ice tea is 30 grams of sugar per 8 ounce glass. Here is a version that you can have without the guilt.

Ingredients

  • 8 bags of black tea
  • 4 cups of boiling water
  • 2 cups of cold water
  • 2/3 cup of Splenda
  • 1/3 cup of Stevia blend (heaping)
  • 1/8 tsp of baking soda

Directions

  1. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
  2. Take off the heat and add the 8 tea bags and stir.
  3. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes.
  4. Removed the tea bags, squeeze gently.
  5. Add 1/8 tsp of baking soda and stir
  6. Add the Splenda and Stevia and stir until completely dissolved.
  7. Add the 2 cups of cold water and stir.
  8. Put in fridge to finish cooling.

Nutrition Per Cookie

  • Calories 12
  • Fat 0 g
  • Sugar 0 g
  • Carbohydrates 12 g
  • Protein 0 g
  • Fibre 0 g

Is this identical to southern sweet ice tea, no. But it is a good second cousin to it. The stevia cuts the after taste of the Splenda. You can still enjoy the flavour without worrying about the sugar content.

You can dress it up with lemon, orange slices, mint, or any combination that you like. After all, what good is a recipe if you can’t have fun and make it your own.

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