Agavesweetenedorangetea Recipes

AGAVE-SWEETENED ORANGE-ORANGE PEKOE TEA

Steps:

• • In a stockpot, combine the water and cinnamon sticks and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately add the tea bags, orange juice, lemon juice, and agave nectar. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
• • Remove the lid, allow the tea to cool, and remove the tea bags with a slotted spoon.
• • To serve, ladle into pint-size canning jars filled with ice and garnish with orange wedges.

AGAVE-SWEETENED ORANGE TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine 6 cups cold water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately add the tea bags, orange juice, lemon juice and agave nectar. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid, allow the tea to cool and remove the tea bags with a slotted spoon. Do not squeeze bags; it makes tea bitter. Pour into a 1 gallon container, topping with the additional 6 cups cold water; stir.
• To serve, ladle into tall glasses filled with ice and garnish with orange wedges or mint springs.

AGAVE-SWEETENED LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Whisk water, 3/4 cup agave nectar, cornstarch, flour, zest and juice from 2 1/2 lemons, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil just until lemon mixture coats a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir butter into lemon mixture until melted; remove saucepan from heat.
• Whisk 1/2 cup lemon mixture with the egg yolks in a bowl to temper the yolks. Return saucepan to medium-low heat and slowly whisk tempered egg yolks into remaining lemon mixture until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Spoon lemon mixture into pie crust.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice in a clean bowl using an electric mixer until soft peaks form; add 2 tablespoons agave nectar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spoon egg white mixture on top of lemon mixture, making sure to completely cover the lemon mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes.

ORANGE MINT TEA

Steps:

• Boil sugar, water and grated orange rind together for five minutes.
• Remove from heat and add crushed mint leaves; cool and strain.
• Combine brewed tea and orange juice.
• Half fill glasses with crushed ice, add tea and sweeten with mint syrup.

AGAVE-SWEETENED LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Whisk water, 3/4 cup agave nectar, cornstarch, flour, zest and juice from 2 1/2 lemons, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil just until lemon mixture coats a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir butter into lemon mixture until melted; remove saucepan from heat.
• Whisk 1/2 cup lemon mixture with the egg yolks in a bowl to temper the yolks. Return saucepan to medium-low heat and slowly whisk tempered egg yolks into remaining lemon mixture until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Spoon lemon mixture into pie crust.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice in a clean bowl using an electric mixer until soft peaks form; add 2 tablespoons agave nectar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spoon egg white mixture on top of lemon mixture, making sure to completely cover the lemon mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes.