Black Cherry Iced Tea Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the tea leaves, cocoa and cinnamon in a large French press. Add 4 cups boiling water and wait 5 minutes; press. Pour into a pitcher and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
• Stir in the cherry juice. Serve over ice with a splash of skim milk. Garnish with fresh cherries.

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the black cherries, sugar, lemon juice, star anise and the vanilla bean with its seeds.
• Simmer the cherries over low heat for 15 minutes, crushing them against the side of the pan with a wooden spoon. Remove the cherries from the heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.
• Strain the cherry juice through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan, pressing on the solids.
• Discard the solids. Bring the cherry juice to a boil over moderate heat. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes. Discard the tea bags and let cool to room temperature.
• Transfer the cherry tea to a large pitcher and refrigerate until chilled or for up to 2 days. Serve the tea over ice, garnished with mint sprigs.