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Arizona Green Iced Tea (Copycat Recipe)

May 24, 2022 by Amanda 2 Comments

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Have you ever tasted one of those BIG cans of Arizona Green Iced Tea? Lightly sweet, cool, mellow, crisp & refreshing. Here’s my Arizona Green Iced Tea (Copycat Recipe). It’s a simple Iced Green Tea sweetened with sugar and a tad of honey & lemon. All my compliments to Arizona ♥

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Copycat Arizona Green Iced Tea Recipe With Lemon Slice

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…so here I go…

As long as I can remember, those BIG cans of Arizona Green Iced Tea with Ginseng & Honey were my go-to if I was out and wanted a sweetened tea. Crisp, cool, refreshing and not overly sweet – it was everything I could ask for – and at .99 cents.

Ingredients for Arizona Green Iced Tea (Copycat Recipe)

Copycat Arizona Green Iced Tea Ingredients - Tea, Sugar, Lemon, Honey & Water

I’ll admit that I do not know Arizona’s recipe. Honestly, I didn’t even check the ingredients on the can. This recipe is simply my adaptation of their tea.

The first thing you’re going to notice is that this recipe only calls for two regular bags of tea. That is the correct amount. This green tea is mellow & light.

The amount of sugar you put in is really up to your tastes. I recommend starting with 1/2 cup and if you’d like it sweeter, go ahead and add that additional 1/4 cup of sugar.

Click here to check out my meadow tea recipe – an iced tea made from fresh mint!

Looking for another fun & refreshing copycat drink? Check out this recipe for Ocean Water Sonic!

Copycat Arizona Green Iced Tea

Preparation

Boil 12 cups of water, remove from heat, add the two teabags, cover and steep for an hour. Add the sugar, honey and lemon, taste and make any adjustments.

Chill in fridge and pour over cups filled with ice.

That’s it. I recommend storing this in a beverage dispenser for easy storage and easy serving, but a pitcher, mason jars all work as well.

This is a cheap, simple and tasty iced tea! Hope you enjoy this Arizona Green Iced Tea (Copycat Recipe). It may not be the real thing – but it’s close!

Thanks for stopping by!

Amanda ♥

Copycat Arizona Green Iced Tea Recipe
Copycat Arizona Green Iced Tea

Arizona Green Iced Tea (Copycat Recipe)

Amanda
Have you ever tasted one of those BIG cans of Arizona Green Iced Tea? Lightly sweet, cool, mellow, crisp & refreshing. Here's my make at home copycat recipe. A Simple Iced Green Tea sweetened with sugar and a tad of honey & lemon.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Servings 3 quarts

Ingredients
  

  • 12 cups water
  • 2 bags of green tea regular size teabags
  • 1/2 cup sugar additional 1/4 cup may be added for a sweeter tea
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 1 medium lemon at room temp juiced

Instructions
 

  • Bring water to boil in a large saucepan.
  • Remove from heat, add teabags, cover and let steep for an hour.
  • Remove tea bags. Stir in sugar, honey and lemon juice. Taste, add additional sugar if you prefer a sweeter tea.
  • Pour into 3 quart iced tea jar (pictured) and chill.
  • Serve with ice and enjoy. Keep refrigerated.

Notes

This is a lightly sweetened tea, so start with the 1/2 cup sugar. If not sweet enough, add the additional 1/4 sugar.
Keyword drinks, iced tea
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  1. Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness

    May 24, 2022 at 8:09 pm

    5 stars
    This tea sounds like it is light and refreshing. The perfect drink for summer.

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  2. Jess S

    May 29, 2025 at 11:41 pm

    5 stars
    So good!!! I made it as directed with the extra ¼ cup sugar and it was perfect. It’s not a perfect copycat for Arizona but that’s ok, it’s close enough for my tastes.

    Just for fun, I tried making a batch with an extra bag of a different tea for flavour and it was also delicious! (I used peach but I assume any fruit tea would be lovely.) It did end up a bit sweet though so if you add a fruity tea then try it with ½ cup sugar first.

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