Homemade Raspberry Iced Tea

This Easy Raspberry Iced Tea recipe is a refreshingly sweet drink that’s made with only 4 ingredients! The perfect drink to sip on in the spring and summer sun! Fill your cup up with another sweet raspberry drink, such as this Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade! Another large batch recipe that can serve a crowd!

Cool Down With A Refreshing Glass Of Raspberry Iced Tea

Pack your glass full of ice and then fill it to the brim with this fruity, sweet Raspberry Iced Tea! The crisp layers of unsweetened iced tea collide with the sweet flavor of raspberries, making for a refreshing drink that’s sure to cool you down on any warm day!

Since this recipe fills a pitcher, it’s perfect for sharing! Friends and family will be thrilled to enjoy this homemade drink as they sit poolside, on the porch, or while soaking up the sun.

Homemade Iced Tea Recipes such as this raspberry tea always taste better than anything you can find in a store! Especially since they’re sweetened with homemade fruit syrups!

Raspberry Iced Tea Ingredients

The ingredients for this fruity tea recipe are simple: raspberries, water, sugar, and black tea.

The key ingredient to this crisp, refreshing drink is the homemade raspberry simple syrup! Hear me out on the homemade part, though, because it’s actually super simple to make yet adds a burst of flavor to this iced tea that will make you fall in love with it!

The raspberry syrup is made on the stovetop using only 3 ingredients: water, granulated sugar, and fresh or frozen raspberries. The three are then combined in a saucepan, where they simmer for only about 10 minutes.

Afterward, the berries are strained out, and you’re left with a fruity, sweet syrup that you’ll want to put in every single beverage you make! Homemade but super simple to make, right?

How To Make Raspberry Iced Tea

1. Add granulated sugar, water, and fresh raspberries to a medium pot over high heat until it comes to a boil. Afterwards, reduce the heat and crush the raspberries with the back of a wooden spoon.
2. Turn off the heat, cover the pot, and allow the mixture to rest.
3. Bring water to a boil and then steep black tea bags in hot water.
4. Remove the tea bags without squeezing them too much and discard.
5. Pour the remaining water into a large pitche, followed by the tea.
6. Strain the raspberry syrup through a fine-mesh sieve and discard the pulp. Add the raspberry syrup to the pitcher with the tea.
7. Serve the Raspberry Iced tea over ice and garnish with fresh berries.

Lemon Raspberry Iced Tea

If you love lemon in your iced tea, add a bit of freshly squeezed lemon juice to this recipe for extra flavor and zestiness! This version is absolutely perfect for hot summer days!

More Refreshing Drink Recipes:

• Peach Iced Tea – Made with homemade peach simple syrup!
• Blueberry Lemonade – Bursting with juicy blueberry flavor!
• Homemade Orangeade – Combines orange juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup!
• Iced Strawberry Tea – Fruity, sweet tea made with a 3-ingredient strawberry simple syrup!
• Cherry Limeade – The BEST Sonic Copycat Recipe!

The recipe was originally published in August 2016 and was updated in April 2023 with fresh photos and a revised recipe and information.