Hot Spiced Tea for the Holidays

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

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

6 cups water
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick
6 tea bags (such as Lipton®)
3/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup pineapple juice
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.