Blackberry Iced Tea is flavored with fresh, ripe blackberries and a sweet sugar syrup to give it the perfect amount of sweetness. This easy iced tea recipe only needs a few ingredients and is ready in no time. Blackberry sweet tea is the most refreshing, cool beverage to drink on those hot summer days.

Summertime means grilling time! If you are looking for some delicious foods to drink with your ice cold, flavorful black berry tea try Spicy Grilled Shrimp with Mexican Grilled Corn on the side. And make Cherry Cheesecake Dump Cake for dessert if you want to see giant smiles.

Two cups of blackberry iced tea with mint sprigs on a wood cutting board with a cut lemon and some blackberries. — *Blackberry Black Tea* *is Best Enjoyed on the Front Porch with Family and Friends*

Sweet Iced Tea Recipe

Is it easy for you to find sweet blackberries? Like those really sweet and juicy blackberries? I don’t think I’ve had a really ripe, delicious blackberry in years. It seems like every package of blackberries I get contain sour, bitterish tasting berries.

My family would often visit this adorable little coastal town in California, when I was much younger. There were all these unique shops and tons of antique stores.

We’d always park in this dirt parking lot next to this giant blackberry bush. More often than not, the blackberries were already picked over by tourists. Usually, what was left over were some scraggly berries that were either not fully ripened or had already been munched on by bugs.

Sometimes, if we looked closely we could find buried berries amongst the briars. Of course, we’d get poked and scratched trying to reach in for them. But the reward was always SOOOO worth it. Those dark berries tasted like dust covered, sunshine.

We were kids, the dust didn’t matter much to us. Just wipe ’em off on our shirts and pop ’em in our mouths.

Blackberry syrup for tea

Blackberry tea is best enjoyed with friends and family on a porch swing on a hot sunny day. Aren’t summer berries the best? I love making ice tea at home and using berries in the tea just makes it so much better.

This is a basic iced tea recipe that has some added pizzazz due to the blackberry simple syrup. This syrup really adds a delicious flavor to the tea, plus a little sweetness. And it’s so easy to make.

Can I Use Decaffeinated Tea?

I love the option of being able to use decaffeinated tea especially if I am sharing the tea with the kids. I like to make our iced tea with decaffeinated tea bags so my kids aren’t getting much caffeine (I know that there is still a little in there). They just have enough energy on their own and definitely do not need that extra boost, like I do.

Can you make iced tea with regular tea bags?

Yes, you can. This iced tea recipe is made with family sized tea bags, but you could use regular tea bags instead. You will need 5-6 small tea bags.

How to make homemade sweet tea

Learning how to make homemade iced tea is super easy, it’s a MUST for the summer months. It’s so important to stay hydrated and drinking iced tea can help. All you need to do is make the blackberry syrup, make the hot tea, and combine everything together. If you like fruit teas, try this mango iced tea.

A cup of blackberry iced tea with mint sprigs on a wood cutting board with a cut lemon and some blackberries. — *This Iced Tea With Simple Syrup is the Best Homemade Iced Tea*

Can you Freeze Sweet Tea?

Sweetened black tea freezes really well. I like to use glass or plastic bottles, but with glass you need to be very cautious because it can shatter in the freezer. Just make sure to leave 1-2 inches of space at the top of the container and it also helps to leave the cap off.

Is it Iced tea or Ice Tea?

If you are feeling lazy you can call it ice tea, but it is technically “iced” tea. How do you like to say it?