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peach iced tea and a baby shower!

peach iced tea {Jelly Toast} | Emily Caruso (1 of 4)

Today, I’m teaming up with a fabulous group of bloggers to throw a virtual baby shower for the hilarious, kind and super talented Amber from Bluebonnets & Brownies. Amber and her husband will be welcoming their sweet baby boy in October. I’m so happy for them and was thrilled to be part of her Texas themed baby shower.

peach iced tea {Jelly Toast} | Emily Caruso (3 of 4) I first met Amber through our work over on Food Fanatic, but since then, I’ve had the pleasure to get to know her further and now I’m happy to be able to call her my friend.

Amber was born and raised in Texas, so the entire theme of her shower is awesome Texas food! To be honest, I was nervous about the idea of creating a ‘Texas’ dish for Amber, knowing that she lives and breathes Texas – in addition to the fact that I have lived my entire life in Ohio.

In some ways, I think I picked the riskiest (although delicious!) recipe out there for this shower – Peach Iced Tea for a Texas girl whose husband is British. Yeah. Major room for error here. But hopefully, for what that this tea lacks in authenticity, it makes up for in flavor.

peach iced tea {Jelly Toast} | Emily Caruso (2 of 4) This Peach Iced Tea is sweet and full of fresh peach goodness. Served ice cold, it’s perfect for a hot summer day; particularly a hot Texas summer day. Don’t worry, I made a glass of decaf for you, Amber!

peach iced tea {Jelly Toast} | Emily Caruso (4 of 4) Amber's Baby Shower

Be sure to take a peak at all of the other mouthwatering Texas fare happening at this party:

Happy (Virtual) Baby Shower, Amber!

Peach Iced Tea

Yield: 8 cups

Prep Time:5 minutes

Cook Time:45 minutes

Total Time:50 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups water

1 cup sugar

two peaches, pitted and sliced

4 cups of boiling water

5 tea bags, strings removed (I used chai for some added depth of flavor, but use English Breakfast or simple black tea if you're a purist)

2 cups of cold water

extra peach slices (optional)

mint sprigs (optional)

Directions

To a large pot, add 2 cups of water, 1 cup of sugar and the 2 sliced peaches. Bring mixture to a boil over medium high heat stirring to dissolve the sugar. Reduce heat to a simmer and allow to cook for 10 minutes, or until peaches are fragrant and soft. Allow sugar mixture to cool almost completely; remove the peaches. While the simple syrup is cooling, place tea bags into a heat proof pitcher (or quart size mason jar). Pour 4 cups of boiling water over the tea bags and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Remove the tea bags. In a large pitcher, combine peach syrup, tea, and two additional cups of cold water and stir to combine. Serve tea over ice with mint sprigs and additional peach slices if desired. Enjoy!

August 19th, 2013

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