Beat the summer heat with this refreshing recreation of Olive Garden’s beloved Peach Iced Tea. This non-alcoholic drink captures the restaurant’s signature peachy sweetness through homemade peach syrup and perfectly brewed tea. While this fan-favorite may no longer appear on Olive Garden’s current menu, you can easily bring this Italian family dining experience to backyard gatherings and summer lunches.
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Why This Recipe Works
The secret to Olive Garden’s exceptional peach iced tea is creating a concentrated peach syrup that infuses genuine fruit flavor without overwhelming the tea base. By combining freshly brewed tea with homemade peach syrup, this recipe achieves the perfect balance of refreshing tea and natural peach sweetness that made the original so popular. The steeping process allows the peach flavors to fully develop, creating a more authentic taste than artificial flavorings.
Ingredients
For the Tea Base:
- Family-size iced tea bags – Creates the perfect strength foundation for flavored iced tea
- Water – Essential for brewing the tea base and creating syrup
For the Peach Syrup:
- Fresh peaches – Provides authentic peach flavor and natural sweetness
- Sugar – Sweetens the syrup and helps extract peach flavors
- Water – Creates the syrup base for dissolving sugar and infusing peach flavor
For Serving:
- Ice cubes – Essential for proper serving temperature and dilution
- Fresh peach slices – Optional garnish for enhanced presentation and flavor
How to Make Olive Garden Peach Tea
- Bring water to a boil in a large pot and add the tea bags.
- Remove from the heat and let the tea steep for 5 minutes.
- Remove tea bags from the steeped tea.
- Place water and sugar in a medium-sized pot.
- Bring to a boil then remove from the heat.
- Add sliced peaches into the pot.
- Let the peach mixture sit for 30 minutes.
- Strain out the peaches.
- Combine brewed tea and peach syrup.
- Pour into glasses filled with ice.
- Add fresh peach slices if desired.
Peach Iced Tea is a Refreshing Drink for Summer
There is something extra refreshing about this iced tea, and there is no reason why you can’t enjoy fresh homemade peach iced tea all through the summer. It adds a perfect, peachy touch to outdoor barbeques.
Olive Garden is offering a variation on this tea called Bellini Peach-Raspberry Iced Tea, which also sounds delicious.
Storage & Reheating Instructions
- Refrigerator Storage: Store prepared peach iced tea in airtight containers for 3-4 days. Flavors may intensify over time, which many find preferable.
- Serving Method: Serve directly over ice. Stir before pouring, as ingredients may separate during storage.
- Freezing: Not recommended for the complete tea, but peach syrup can be frozen for up to 3 months in ice cube trays for convenient future use.
Love Olive Garden? Try these copycat recipes!
- Green Apple Sangria
- Lemon Cream Cake
- Mixed Berry Sangria
- Peach Cheesecake
- Slow Cooker Zuppa Toscana
- Spinach Artichoke Dip
- Watermelon Sangria
More Refreshing Summer Drink Recipes
- Blueberry Water
- Cherry Limeade
- Freckled Lemonade
- Ocean Water Drink
- Passion Fruit Tea Lemonade
- Strawberry Limeade
Check out my easy drink recipes and the best Olive Garden recipes here on CopyKat!
Olive Garden Peach Iced Tea – Easy Copycat Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 family size iced tea bags
- 2 quarts water
- 8 ounces peach syrup You can use premade, or make your own
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sliced fresh peaches
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
Make the tea
- A good ratio of tea to water is 3 tea bags to 6 cups of water. Use your favorite tea. Let the tea bags steep for approximately 5 minutes.
Homemade Peach Syrup
- If you do not use pre-made syrup, place 2 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar in a medium-sized pot. Heat the water until it boils, and then turn off the burner.
- Place the sliced peaches into the pot. Steep the peaches for about 30 minutes.
- Strain out the peaches and you will have peach syrup.
- After you prepare your iced tea, refrigerate the peach syrup.
To Make Peach Iced Tea
- Combine 8 ounces of peach syrup and 2 quarts of brewed iced tea together. Stir well. Serve with slices of fresh peaches if desired.
I love the peach tea. Do you have the recipe for the Bellini peach raspberry tea. Love your recipes. Thanks
I don’t, but you never know what is going to be next!
I always find that restaurant teas are really sweet. Can I reduce the sugar by half and be ok?
I definitely think so!
So glad I can make this at home.
Yummo! Tastes just like it does in the restaurant.
“Steep the peaches for about 30 minutes strain out the teaches, and you will have the syrup.”
HAHAHA Strain out the teaches:) When I was young, my brother got into trouble in grade school because he called the teacher “Teach ka dee dee” This brought back that wonderful memory. Yeah, of my brother getting into trouble. It was usually I who got into trouble. I was the little sister, always mischevious:)
I really like peach! Thank you for sharing the recipe! I can’t wait to try this recipe.
This is a great way to cool off!
Can I use sugar substitute and if so, what would be the desired amount? I am new to being diabetic so sugar substitutes confuse me something awful.
What type of sugar substitute do you prefer to use?
Toriani makes a really good sugar free peach syrup. I get it from Amazon
You should use Torani sugar free peach syrup
Nice recipe have to try it.
Peach syrup is also excellent in iced matcha (green) tea too!
ooo, I gotta try this!
This sounds delicious. Thank you for your creation. It’s going to be amazing.
I hope you enjoy the peach iced tea.
I really liked this!
I liked this, I made some sat on my porch listening to Vivaldi’s Summer while I smoked my pipe.