Hot Lemon Spice Tea Recipes

HOT SPICED LEMON DRINK

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the water, sugar and juices. Place cinnamon stick and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag. Place in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Discard spice bag.

LEMON SPICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat; add tea bags and cinnamon sticks. Cover and steep for 6 minutes. , Discard tea bags and cinnamon sticks. Stir in honey and extract if desired. Serve warm in mugs. Garnish with lemon slices and cinnamon sticks.

HOT SPICED TEA FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Steps:

• Pour water into a pot; add cloves and cinnamon stick. Bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags to water and set aside to steep until the tea is to your preferred strength, at least 5 minutes. Remove and discard cloves, cinnamon stick, and tea bags.
• Stir orange juice, sugar, pineapple juice, and lemon juice together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir the juice mixture until the sugar dissolves completely. Pour juice mixture into the spiced tea; serve hot.

SPIKED LEMONY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Cut a few thin rounds of lemon and reserve for garnish. Zest 2 tablespoons of zest from the remaining lemons, then juice the lemons (you'll need 4 tablespoons of juice; reserve any additional juice for another use).
• Make the ice cubes: Stir the lemon zest, 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the hot water in a heatproof liquid measuring cup. Pour the liquid into a standard ice cube tray and freeze.
• Make the cocktail: In a mixer, shake together the tea, whiskey, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Shake and set aside for the sugar to melt.
• Serve: Arrange a few ice cubes in 2 glasses. Add a couple of ice cubes to the mixer and shake. Pour half of the cocktail mix into each. If you like, run the edge of the glasses with the lemon slices. Garnish the glass with the slices.

LEMON SPICE TEA

Steps:

• In a 2-cup measure combine water, honey, lemon slices and cinnamon.
• Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for about 4 minutes or just till steaming hot.
• Add the teabags.
• Cover and steep for 4 minutes.
• Remove tea bags, lemon slices and cinnamon.
• Pour into 2 mugs.
• Garnish with additional lemon slices, if desired.

HOT LEMON SPICE TEA

Steps:

• Combine zest, cinnamon stick, ginger and 2 cups water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain and discard spices. In a large pot, combine remaining water, tea mix and lemonade mix; stir in strained mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring often, until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to medium-high; heat until piping hot.