Hot Spiced Tea for the Holidays

This spiced tea recipe calls for tea to be brewed with cloves and cinnamon before being mixed with fruit juices for a comforting Christmas beverage.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 87 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 cups water
• 1 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 6 tea bags (such as Lipton®)
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup pineapple juice
• 0.75 cup orange juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour water into a pot; add cloves and cinnamon stick. Bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags to water and set aside to steep until the tea is to your preferred strength, at least 5 minutes. Remove and discard cloves, cinnamon stick, and tea bags.

Step 2

Stir orange juice, sugar, pineapple juice, and lemon juice together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir the juice mixture until the sugar dissolves completely. Pour juice mixture into the spiced tea; serve hot.