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Spiced Apricot Tea Recipe

Warm up a chilly winter morning by serving cups of this hot, fruity tea. It’s wonderful with scones, muffins or other breakfast treats. —Mary Houchin, Lebanon, Illinois

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Spiced Apricot Tea Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

10 15 25

Ingredients

2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
10 whole cloves
3 cups water
2 individual tea bags
3 cups apricot nectar
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions

Place cinnamon and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag.
Place water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add tea bags and spice bag; cover and steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bags and spice bag. Stir in the nectar, sugar and juice; heat through. Serve warm. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 159 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 4 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Spiced Apricot Tea in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2011, p26