Hot Spiced Tea for the Holidays
Description
This spiced tea recipe calls for tea to be brewed with cloves and cinnamon before being mixed with fruit juices for a comforting Christmas beverage.
Ingredients
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6 cups water
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1 teaspoon whole cloves
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1 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick
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6 tea bags (such as Lipton®)
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3/4 cup orange juice
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup pineapple juice
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
1
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.
2
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.