Today I’m sharing a recipe that I used at our Fourth of July get-together.
I love making this drink for large family gatherings because it is super simple, easy to make and serves many.
Serves:
About 40 (maybe more)
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Ingredients:
3 8lb. bags of ice (we like to use Braums or Sonic ice)
2 cups of Lipton Instant Iced Tea (un-sweet)
7 cups of sugar
1 frozen pink lemonade
3 lemons sliced (not squeezed)
3 oranges sliced (not squeezed)
2 gallons of water
First, add your 3 bags of ice to your ice-chest. I like to use the smaller rounded ice you get from Braums or Sonic because it doesn’t melt as fast.
Mix two cups of Lipton Instant Tea with one gallon of water in a bowl. When both are mixed together thoroughly, dump into ice-chest.
Next, bring the other gallon of water to a boil and add it to the 7 cups of sugar. Mix well until all is dissolved and then add to the ice-chest.
Add your frozen lemonade (mine wasn’t so frozen after making it home from the grocery store) directly into the ice chest.
Mix everything together thoroughly.
Slice oranges and lemons and add to the ice chest.
Mix well and the tea is ready to serve!
If you are not a big sweet fan then this won’t be your drink of choice but it is something easy to bring and is usually a hit! I love to change it up a bit and add something different to a family cookout.
Enjoy!
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Ummmm YUM! I WILL be trying this when we have a BBQ in a couple weeks!
Thank you! Let me know if you like it! :)
This reminds me of College and chests full of hunch punch. we even had a few brown concoctions :)
:)
That looks delicious!
Thank you, Amy!
Oh my goodness I NEED to do this!!!
It is so good but don’t blame me for your sugar coma! :)
Love this idea!!! What a great idea for a party with lots of people- not to mention, it looks so delicious!
Thank you Kayli!
This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen! And totally something a southerner would do! lol!
Yes I agree. :)
Oh yum, this looks so good!! I’ve never thought to make a drink in the cooler like that but what a good idea!
Thank you Alyssa!
What a neat recipe, definitely going to have to try this.
Thank you Abigail!
I LOVE THIS STUFF!!! Glad to have the recipe now ????
Have you ever tried with strawberries or any other bonuses?
I haven’t but I’m sure would taste great! :)
Can a person make this with tea bags if they don’t have the instant?
I’ve personally only ever used instant, so I’m not sure. Sorry about that, Judy!