Food and Recipes Recipes Pineapple-Basil Tea Be the first to rate & review! Give that classic sweet tea a little makover. Slightly tropical, and fully delicious, this Pineapple-Basil Tea is going to have guests going back for a second glass. By Southern Living Editors Published on September 24, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Iain Bagwell Hands On Time: 30 mins Total Time: 40 mins Yield: 10 cups Ingredients 2 cups chopped fresh pineapple 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup water 3 cups water 8 regular-size black tea bags 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil 6 cups cold water Directions Bring chopped fresh pineapple, sugar, and 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring often, 10 minutes. Cool slightly; process in a blender. Pour through a wire-mesh strainer into a 1-gal. container. Bring 3 cups water to a boil over medium-high heat in a saucepan. Add tea bags; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; cover and steep 10 minutes. Discard tea bags, and stir tea into pineapple mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil and 6 cups cold water. Serve over ice. Rate it Print