Southern Fruit Tea Recipe (2024)

By: Angie Holden|June 5, 2023| 13 Comments

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You will love this southern fruit tea recipe! Make this and enjoy anytime of the year but it is especially great for summer parties!

It would not be a summer mason jar series without a sweet tea recipe. It is one of our favorite summer beverages and I am so excited to share it with y’all!

This southern fruit tea recipe will really hit the spot on a hot summer day. Mix it half and half with sweet tea for a unique combination that is perfect for sipping on a rocker on the front porch. Grab your ingredients and mix up a pitcher of this southern specialty today! It is summer mason jar week which means we have tons more ideas with mason jars at the bottom of this post. Don’t miss any of the fun!

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Ingredients for Southern Fruit Tea:

Water
Family size tea bags (Luzianne is my favorite)
Sugar
Pineapple/orange juice concentrate
Lemonade concentrate

How to make Fruit Tea:

First, in a medium saucepan bring 2 cups water to a boil. Once the water is boiling steadily, add the tea bags and remove from heat. Then let it stand for 5 minutes.
After the tea has steeped, remove all of the tea bags.
Then add the sugar and stir it until it is all dissolved. After the sugar is completely dissolved, pour into a gallon sized pitcher.
Next, stir in the pineapple/orange juice and lemonade concentrates.
Then add the remaining water and stir everything well.
After everything is mixed together, pour over ice to serve and enjoy!

Southern fruit tea is a great recipe anytime of the year but summer is when I really love to add fruit tea to the menu of any party I am hosting. Whip up a batch and give it a try! It will be your go-to recipe from now on!

Don’t forget to serve it up in your favorite mason jar glass for a true southern experience. Want to try more sweet tea recipes from a southern girl? Give these a try:

Sweet Green Tea
Green Fruit Tea

Print your Southern Fruit Tea Recipe below:

Southern Fruit Tea

Southern fruit tea is a staple in the south! You will love this sweet tea with hints of fruit juice!

Ingredients

1 gallon water
4 family size tea bags
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup frozen pineapple/orange juice concentrate thawed
1 cup frozen lemonade concentrate thawed

Instructions

Bring 2 cups water to a boil in medium saucepan. Add tea bags, remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
Once steeped, remove tea bags.
Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add to a gallon size pitcher.
Stir in pineapple/orange juice and lemonade concentrates.
Add remaining water and stir well.
Pour over ice to serve.

Nutrition Facts

Southern Fruit Tea

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 214Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 23mg1%

Potassium 62mg2%

Carbohydrates 55g18%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 52g58%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin C 8.1mg10%

Calcium 18mg2%

Iron 0.1mg1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Watermelon Tea
Chocolate Cake Roll
Old Fashioned Homemade Lemonade
Coconut Pound Cake
Kiwi and Blackberry Infused Water
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About Angie Holden

For over a decade, I have been sharing Cricut tutorials and craft ideas here as well as on my YouTube channel. My passions include teaching others to be creative and learning as many new things as possible.

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Janet Vinyard

7 years ago

Hi Angie, Fruit tea sounds and looks yummy! The cupcake in the background doesn’t hurt either! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe! Blessings, Janet

Millie

7 years ago

Sweet, juicy, refreshing! Just what you need in the hot summer! Great southern fruit tea recipe (we use Lousianne too). Thanks for sharing!

Courtney

7 years ago

Yum! This sounds super refreshing!

Sarah

7 years ago

This looks super yummy and the perfect refreshment on a Summer’s day 😀