Hot Spiced Orange And Fruit Tea Recipes

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.

HOT SPICED ORANGE AND FRUIT TEA

Steps:

• Pour 2 quart boiling water over the 8 teabags.
• Brew 5 minutes, remove tea bags, set aside.
• While doing the above boil 2 Celsius each water and sugar together for10 minutes, or until sugar is disolved, to make syrup.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Bring backto boil and simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove cloves and cinnamon.
• Serve hot.
• Allow each person to sweeten as they choose.

SPICED ORANGE TEA, HOT OR COLD

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, cloves & cinnamon in a saucepan, mix & bring to the boil.
• Remove from heat & add tea bags, infuse for 4 minutes.
• Strain & stir in remaining ingredients.
• Place over a low heat to keep warm but do not boil.
• Discard orange peel & add honey to taste, (I added about 1 tsp per cup).
• Serve with long cinnamon sticks as mixers.

SPICED FRUIT TEA

Steps:

• Pour boiling water into a very large bowl. Add the tea bags.
• Let steep for 5 minutes.
• Remove and discard tea bags Stir in sugar and cinnamon until sugar is dissolved.
• Stir in pineapple juice, cranberry juice, and lime juice.
• Remove 3 cups of the mixture.
• Cover and chill the remaining mixture for at least 4 hours or up to 3 days.
• Pour the 3 cups tea mixture into two clean ice cube trays, adding kumquat slices, if desired.
• Cover and freeze until firm.
• To serve, divide prepared ice cubes among glasses.
• Add chilled tea mixture.
• If desired, garnish with fruit and/or mint. Makes: 8 to 10 (about 8-ounce) servings.