Vanilla cherry iced tea

Wake up your tastebuds with a few sips of this refreshingly fruity iced tea.

Recipe «Vanilla cherry iced tea» presented in category Recipes / Coctails, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 415g can black cherries in syrup, drained reserving syrup, 70g caster sugar, 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways, 4 strong black tea bags, 500ml boiling water , 750ml cold water, 1 orange, thinly sliced, Ice cubes, to serve .

Ingredients:

• 415g can black cherries in syrup, drained reserving syrup 
• 70g caster sugar 
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways 
• 4 strong black tea bags 
• 500ml boiling water 
• 750ml cold water 
• 1 orange, thinly sliced 
• Ice cubes, to serve 

Instructions

1. Place the reserved syrup and sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Use a small, sharp knife to scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the pan. Add the bean. Stir for 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5-7 minutes or until syrup thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Stir in cherries. Cool completely.
2. Meanwhile, combine tea bags and boiling water in a heatproof jug. Set aside for 10 minutes to infuse. Discard the tea bags. Cool completely.
3. Combine cherry mixture, tea, cold water, orange and ice cubes in a jug.