Hot Tea Recipes

Warm your bones with a cuppa! Any of these hot tea recipes, including spice tea and herbal tea recipes, are sure to do the trick.

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Mexican Mocha Mix

This mix of coffee and cocoa is a wonderful alternative to traditional hot chocolate. —Maria Regakis, Somerville, Massachusetts


Hot Cranberry Punch

With its spicy ingredients, this thirst-quencher packs a hearty harvest punch. Notes June Formanek of Belle Plaine, Iowa, "The beverage...


Cranberry Tea

This colorful tea with its sweet spicy flavor is a great winter warmer-upper. The aroma is sure to bring guests...


Cocoa for a Crowd

Cocoa for a Crowd comes from Pat Monson of Stewartville, Minnesota. "On a winter day, this cocoa really hits the...


Hot Spiced Punch

My favorite punches, hot or cold, are the ones made with pineapple juice. Its flavor definitely comes through. This punch...


Highbush Cranberry Tea

—Taste of Home Test Kitchen


Honey Coffee

8 reviews

For a soothing pick-me-up, sip this pleasantly sweet coffee, inspired by the taste of a traditional Spanish latte. —Taste of...


Apricot-Apple Cider

2 reviews

Dried apricots give this comforting cider a marvelous twist. Add cranberries, cinnamon, allspice and cloves for the perfect hot drink...

Hot Cranberry Cider

2 reviews

Adding colorful appeal to a wintertime meal is a easy—just turn to this tasty cider. The cranberry juice gives it...


Deluxe Spiced Tea Mix

2 reviews

During the holiday season, a jar of this spicy-sweet tea mix always goes over well. A steaming mug is a...


Spiced Tea

1 review

Simply by simmering together spices, tea and fruit juices, Janice Connelley of Mountain City, Nevada created a concoction that gives...


Hot Cocoa Mix

4 reviews

In just a few quick minutes, you can whip together an old-fashioned treat certain to be enjoyed by all at...


Wintry Hot Cocoa Mix

5 reviews

"I first tasted this warming beverage on a camping trip in the mountains," recalls Ruby Gibson of Newton, North Carolina....


Warm Spiced Cider Punch

3 reviews

This is a nice warm-up punch. I like to serve it when there is a nip in the air. The...


Irish Coffee

7 reviews

This Irish coffee lives up to its reputation as a relaxing after-dinner drink. Creme de menthe adds a colorful touch...


Ginger Cardamom Tea

2 reviews

I like to add a little spice to my tea, which is why I mix in the ginger and cardamom....


Spiced Apple Tea

3 reviews

I love to try new recipes for my husband and our friends. This spiced apple tea is one of our...

Spiced Iced Tea

2 reviews

This was my mom's iced tea recipe, which had a special spot in our refrigerator on hot summer days. I...


Raspberry Iced Tea

17 reviews

One sip and you'll likely agree that this is the best flavored tea you've ever tasted. —Chris Wilson, Sellersville, Pennsylvania


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Chai Tea Latte

66 reviews

My family loves this comforting chai tea latte recipe, especially on cold days instead of cocoa or when they're feeling...


Butterscotch Hot Cocoa

1 review

Most people are used to adding mint flavoring to their hot cocoa. But my family favors this version, which calls...


Chocolate-Caramel Rum Coffee

1 review

This decadent drink can stand alone as a final course or as a complement to dessert. Our family loves it...


Mulled Merlot

3 reviews

This mulled wine recipe is sure to warm up your holiday guests! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Refreshing Raspberry Iced Tea

This recipe makes two gallons, so it’s a sensible thirst-quenching choice for a springtime party when you have a medium-size...


Lemony Pineapple Iced Tea

1 review

I like to garnish this iced tea with some of our sweet Hawaiian pineapple. —Beverly Toomey, Honolulu, Hawaii


Mexican Hot Chocolate

3 reviews

This delicious, not-too-sweet Mexican hot chocolate is richly flavored with cocoa and delicately seasoned with spices. The whole-stick cinnamon stirrers...


Agua de Jamaica

1 review

This agua de Jamaica is an iced tea made from hibiscus, which is tart and deep red like cranberry juice....


Flavored Mocha Drink Mix

2 reviews

I rely on vanilla and almond extracts to get two great flavors from one hot beverage mix. At Christmastime, you...


Spearmint Tea

1 review

—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin