Arnold Palmers are my favorite summer drink! These sweet treats are half ice tea and half lemonade. They are named after a famous golfer. Some people also call these half and halfs. I've been playing around with different fruit tea varieties at my studio and I thought they would be fun to share. I love that they are sweet, but much less sweet than lemonade. I always make mine with unsweetened teas.
First I make sun tea. I'm sure most of you have done this before, but since I have had a few questions about it I thought I'd explain. Sun tea is simply tea that steeps in the sunlight. I let mine sit in the direct sunlight for at least an hour. I usually forget that it's on my front porch, though, and it sits for several hours. I love this method because the prep is super simple and my mom makes it this way. :)
I add fresh fruit to my Arnold Palmers. It's delicious, especially the grapefruit!
Here are a few of my favorite combinations. Have you tried blueberry tea? It's amazing.
Peach tea + Lemonade + Fresh grapefruit is my favorite combination. It's refreshing with just the right amount of tartness.
I love raspberry anything, so this combination is another favorite.
I hope some of you get to try this recipe for the first time this summer! And for all of you long time Arnold Palmer lovers, I hope you try a new combination of flavors! xo. Elsie
PS. If you like this post you might also enjoy our Flavored Lemonade Inspirations.
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just a plain old green tea and lemonade is my favorite! love these!!
Yum! I need to try these.
Callmesnakke
I love ice tea! I make it all the time in the summer but rarely make flavoured kinds! This has inspired me to try new kinds!!
these look and sound so amazing! i’ve heard of arnold palmers before, but haven’t attempted to make them. i so want to now. the blueberry one sounds super delish. xo!!
I love the sound of these! I definitely want to try out the recipe, thank you for sharing!
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Oh, Arnold Palmers are really the greatest!
That looks so delicious
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These are so simple, I don’t know why I’ve never tried them. I like my iced tea with rosewater and lime slices, maybe a little mint sometimes. 🙂
I am not much of a tea person, but this has inspired me to try something new!
Ohh, they look so good! I love love love grapefruit!
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PERFECT summery treats! Sounds so good 🙂
Brooke
These sound amazing and look gorgeous! Must try soon.
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Yummy! Those combos sound delicious! I really love the idea of adding fresh fruit. I actually just recently discovered how much I love Arnold Palmers, so I’ll have to give these a shot! 🙂
I’m a fan of John Daley’s. Lemonade and sweet tea vodka. 🙂
These sound awesome! I allergic to citrus if it’s too pure, but diluted with tea would probably be great!
Question – what lemonade do you use? There’s no lemonade where I live so if you had a favourite recipe I’d be over-joyed to hear it!
Perhaps this is a dumb question, but I have never made sun tea before. Are you supposed to use warm or cold water with the teabags before you set it outside? Thank you!
I don’t really like tea, but these just look SO delicious I’ll have to try it! My grandma also makes sun tea! 🙂
Oh my god, I just want to make some now, under the sun!
Could y’all be any more multi-talented? I’m definitely going to try sun tea this weekend! It sounds like the perfect summertime treat for the crazy heat we have right now in the south 🙂
Are these beautiful or what!?
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These combinations look incredible! I never thought of just mixing up a good ol’ arnold palmer…will definitely be trying this soon!
Do you make the lemonade from scratch? If not, I’d love to know your favorite brand!
these sound amazing!! I am definitely going to try to make those while I’m on vacation next week!
Oh my, this sounds amazing. How have I never heard of sun tea? It’s probably not a thing here in Australia. I want to make these though! I love the look of the blueberry one.
I LOVE arnold palmers! The garnishings you added are just darling. Fruit and tea and lemonade and cool drinks are all that’s on my mind for summer! <3
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I didn’t even know you could steep tea in the sunlight. Thanks for the great post.
I want to try this now. I will have to wait for a warm day though, as we are only just beginning winter in Australia!
try an adult version with Firefly Vodka (sweet tea vodka)! It’s amazing!
i just made sun tea today using mandy’s recipe! so so good!
Yum!
I’m getting so thirsty. 😉
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i love fruity flavored lemonades!! yum yum!
I recently discovered strawberry mint lemonade. I have been muddling strawberries and mint into everything now! These look amazingly tasty. 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Trish.
Yummy I love Arnold Palmers!
I love sun tea! My mom used to make it all the time. These drinks look so great!
Yummy! They look perfect for sipping out in the sunshine. xx
My hubby likes to have Arnold Palmers with a splash of coke. I’ve always enjoyed them as is but I may have to try some of your concoctions 🙂
Yum yum yum! Okay, this is a must: you have to try chai lemonade. I know it sounds strange, but it could very well change your life. Thanks for your lovely post:)
The rooibos/raspberry mix sounds great. I try to drink rooibos everyday because it helps with allergies. 🙂
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Arnold Palmers are a fav in our house. Going to try the Roobios version out on the hubs this week.perfect summer drinks.
They look so delicious and refreshing! Think that I will be giving this one a go 🙂
Wow – yum! I must try it!
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Love the photos!
Very tempted to add a sneaky splash of vodka!
Mmmm sounds delicious! Have to try some soon, summers coming
These look delish! I definitely need to try them.
Oh this is such a nice idea!
I love making drinks myself, especially in summer. Makes me really happy! I’m definitely trying these during my summer vacation!! 😀
What kind of lemonade did you use for the one with the blueberries and the peach?
love, Saar.
looks fantastic. I’ll have to try these!
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These sound delicious! Hope the sun comes out here so I can try them out!
I’ve never heard of this, but it sounds good. Yay, rooibos tea, that’s from here in South Africa and it’s my favourite tea 🙂
These and your flavoured lemonades look awesome (as do your pitchers by the way- great food styling!). By the way, I’m really pleased you’ll be giving some Photoshop tips- I have a lot to learn but certainly want to! As my laptop is technically owned by my work, annoyingly I couldn’t install any of the Rad Photoshop applications you recommended. Hope I can remember it when I have my own computer! Hope summer is full of loveliness for you all these days!
these look incredible!!!
i am deffo trying them out at the weekend, even if its rainy here in england.
absolutly love your blog elsie, im addicted and have been for a few months, literally on here everyday. Thank you for being so amazing!!
Yum! Shame it’s still the weather for hot chocolate over here!Rx
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YUM!!
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They look amazing 😀
Arnold Palmer is my favorite too! I cannot wait to try these yummy looking drinks.
I was inspired by your instagram photo of an Arnold Palmer to make one. I came up with a mix of Earl Grey, Elderflower & Lemon & some fresh mint. I loved it!
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These look delicious and remind me of your bubble tea posts. Do you still serve that at your shop?
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I remember my grandma always making sun tea when I was little! love this and the perfect weekend drink!
Lovely recipe! I’m so trying this. Here’s a tutorial for sun tea if someone wonders how it works. Easy Peasy!
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A summer fave for sure!
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Looks so refreshing. And I love your presentation always. Enjoy CA!
I’ve never heard of steeping tea in the sun. I want to try it out now.
I absolutely love these ideas. Arnold Palmers are also my favourite drink!
these look sooo delicious and refreshing! 🙂 I wish I could drink them right now!
Love Arnold Palmers…. did you know that McAllisters will make them for you? They are delish!
Ummm.. Yum!
Yum! These look delicious! I tried out some homemade lemonades on my blog a while back, but I never thought to do Arnold Palmers–I can’t wait to try out your recipes!
These look so cute!…and super tasty too! x
thank you for the ideas! these are great and i love the use of fresh fruit. i am a total tea junkie 🙂
Love an Arnold Palmers! I have a spiked Arnold Palmer (AKA: John Daly) when the time is right using Firefly sweet tea vodka, lemonade, a splash of club soda, and fresh mint and lemon for garnish. Perfect for summer time! I’ll have to try some of these other spins on it with my Firefly. Thanks for the tips 🙂
i have the same birthday as arnold palmer. lol. love this idea! im definitely trying them! x
I cannot wait to try these!
Wow! This looks delicious!!!!
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These look delicious!
Looks yummy! I’m definitly going to try this all though I don’t like ice tea 😉
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Gosh! these all sound and look yummy! I will have to test some out.
sound delicious…
I’ll have to try, 🙂
my husband loves AP’s. going to have to try these different combinations out this summer!
I LOVE Arnold Palmers and have made my new favorite summer drink. I substitute Burnettes Sweet Tea Vodka instead of tea and add peach lemonade. It’s also amazing with other types of lemonade I just enjoy the peach flavor the best!
Ohhh! I am so excited for the sun to actually come out so I can make some that sun tea! Making these is officailly on my summer bucket list! 🙂
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I love Arnold Palmer’s. Thanks for the Summer inspiration!
Arnold Palmer is definitely one of my summer staples, and these fruity drinks look so delicious! I’m getting thirsty just looking at them! Love your blog, such an inspiration!
AH! My mom always makes sun tea too! I thought we were the only ones – people just don’t know what they’re missing.
Wow, they look delicious.
Cant wait to give these a try! We love Arnold Palmers too♥
i LOVE arnold palmers. i’ll have to try these new ideas 🙂
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Arnold Palmer tea -I don’t think so – I used to make 4-8 litres of My Own Such fruit flavoured ice tea for the 58 Skivies Band practice held at our house for Regan and the Laverty-boys….. such as it may be it is said that no invention is a new one and I guess this really goes for cooking too. Dad N. loves the cooking channel on t.v. and we just saw one about all the ways to use chili which I have done and been poo-poohed for-as in chili for lasagna[MOM!!! why are there kidney beans in here-Randy]-MOM N.
This is so cute! I love it so much.
Yummo! These look absolutely delicious.
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Thank you. I really need this one. My hubby is an AP fan(atic) and being able to do this even every once in awhile would be a nice change especially for the pocket.