One of the things I love about winter is all the yummy hot drinks. I’m a sucker for all kinds of hot tea year round, but this is one that always seems most suited to the holidays. It’s great to serve at a party, but I also just make it for us to drink on cold nights. I often make a double batch and refrigerate the remainder so I can pour a cup in the mornings and pop it in the microwave.
Christmas Tea 6 c. water 1-2 cinnamon stick 1 Tbsp. whole cloves 2-3 bags of black tea 1 c. orange juice 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1/2 c. sugar or sugar substitute (I often use Splenda.)
Bring water, cinnamon sticks, and cloves to a boil. If you have a tea infuser, you can put the cloves and cinnamon stick inside that for easy removal; if not, just toss them in and you can strain the finished tea or fish everything out with a slotted spoon later. When the water is boiling, add the tea and let it steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags. Add the remaining ingredients and stir. Remove the cinnamon sticks and cloves and enjoy!
blogger / nectarine / 2600 posts
A Design Her cup! How fun! Im not a tea drinker but will pass this on to my MIL who is
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
@Mrs. Chocolate: Ha! Yep, when we got married, I made them all for my bridesmaids and one for myself. It was so much fun to design them!
blogger / apricot / 366 posts
Fun…I wish I liked tea
grapefruit / 4085 posts
Mmm. sounds good! I actually buy a Christmas tea from Harney & Sons that seems very similar to this.
blogger / kiwi / 675 posts
I love tea! I’ll have to try this. I constantly want something warm to drink this time of year.
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
@Mrs. Hopscotch: haha, I was thinking the exact same thing. Sounds delicious.
blogger / clementine / 998 posts
this reminds me of a great chai recipe….i’ll try and dig it out for you
blogger / persimmon / 1220 posts
Sounds yummy!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
This looks delicious – I’ll have to try it out!
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
yum perfect for the holiday season!
blogger / persimmon / 1231 posts
This looks yummy!!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Yum!