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Spicy Apple Tea Recipe

Ideal for a chilly winter’s day, this comforting beverage is one of my slow-cooker staples. It’ll warm you from head to toe.

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Spicy Apple Tea Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 2 hours

Yield: 21 Servings

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Ingredients

2 quarts water
2 quarts unsweetened apple juice
1 cup packed brown sugar
4 individual black tea bags
4 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot
1 tablespoon whole allspice
1 tablespoon whole cloves

Directions

In a 6-qt. slow cooker, combine the water, apple juice, brown sugar and tea bags. Place the cinnamon sticks, ginger, allspice and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Place in slow cooker.
Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Discard tea bags and spice bag. Serve warm in mugs. Yield: 21 servings (3/4 cup each).

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 84 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Spicy Apple Tea in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2012, p28