Tea-spiced for holidays
Here at SBcanning, it is always so pleasing to have a creative warm and healthy beverage that does not necessarily have alcohol in it.
Ingredients
- 12 cups of water (must be divided)
- 6 tea bags
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1 1/4 cups Granular Splenda (sugar replacement)
- 1 can (6oz) frozen orange juice concentrate
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 garnish-lemon slices, orange slices, whole cloves and cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Measure 8 cups of water and bring to boil in large saucepan.
- Pour boiling water over tea bags into container that will stand the heat l (pyrex) stainless steel pot.
- Cover pot and steep for 5 minutes. As we remove the tea bag, remember to squeeze gently to get the flavor out of the tea. Stir in Splenda, orange and lemon juice.
- Combine 4 cups of water, cinnamon sticks and cloves.
- Bring to a boil, cover and let simmer for approx 20 minutes.
- Then we pour the mixture through a strainer into the tea mixture, throwing away the spices.
- Pour spiced tea into good sized mugs and serve HOT with thin lemon and orange slices and whole cloves and cinnamon sticks.
- This is heaven! A must serve for the holidays!
- Serves 8 large mugs or 16 small.