Food and Recipes Recipes Ginger-and-Honey Sweet Tea Be the first to rate & review! Instead of sweetening classic iced tea with sugar, we used honey instead for a slightly different taste. Add some grated fresh ginger for a delightfully zippy twist. By Southern Living Editors Published on September 25, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jennifer Davick Yield: 10 cups Ingredients 3 cups water 2 family-size tea bags 1/2 cup honey 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 7 cups cold water Garnish: lemon slices Directions Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; add tea bags. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Cover and steep 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Stir in honey and ginger. Pour into a 1-gal. container, and add 7 cups cold water. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired. Rate it Print