Spiced Cranberry Orange Tea
Black tea simmered with fresh cranberries, orange, cinnamon and cloves into a tart, ruby-red hot drink. Sweeten with honey and serve by the mugful.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Serves
- 4
Steeping the tea off the heat keeps it from turning bitter against the tart cranberries. It’s also lovely chilled over ice, and the base keeps in the refrigerator for 4 days, ready to reheat gently.
Method
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Add the water, cranberries, orange rounds, cinnamon sticks, cloves and ginger to a medium pot and bring to a boil.
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Reduce the heat to low and simmer for , until the cranberries burst and the water turns deep red.
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Press the berries lightly with a spoon to release their juice, then remove the pot from the heat.
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Add the tea bags and steep for , no longer, so the tea stays smooth.
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Remove the tea bags, then stir in the honey a spoonful at a time until the tartness is balanced.
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Strain into mugs and serve hot, each with a fresh orange round.
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