Spiced Apple Tea

Name: Spiced Apple Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups unsweetened apple juice; 6 whole cloves; 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches); 3 cups water; 5 tea bags; Additional cinnamon sticks (3 inches), optional

“I love to try new recipes for my husband and our friends. This spiced tea is one of our favorites. I like to serve it warm or refrigerate and serve it cold, too.” Sharon Delaney-Chronis - South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ingredients

2 cups unsweetened apple juice
6 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
3 cups water
5 tea bags
Additional cinnamon sticks (3 inches), optional

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the apple juice, cloves and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Cover and steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bags. Strain juice mixture, discarding cloves and cinnamon. Stir into tea. Serve warm, with additional cinnamon sticks if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 47 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 3mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fruit.

Originally published as Spiced Apple Tea in Healthy Cooking February/March 2009

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Shaun

Apr 12, 2018

Great and simple recipe ! Easy to make. I personally would recommend you squeeze half an orange in when mixing the spiced apple juice and tea to add zest and that little more enchanted sweeteness otherwise you risk this being slightly blander than expected.My question is to anyone reading how long do you think this would keep afterward I’m assuming 24 hours but maybe more however unsure ?
erinmarie78

Sep 19, 2015

As is, I give this recipe 3 stars. It was okay, but before I took that first sip I was expecting a tad more sweetness, which I thought would come from the apple juice. I loved the idea of not having to add sugar, but after tasting it I knew that was the only way I would be able to drink it. I ended up adding about 1/4 cup of sugar and it was perfect for my taste.
tkarinas

Jan 29, 2010

This is a delicious tea and one my family loves hot. It's good for cold days and makes my family very happy. It's a keeper, for sure.