Creative Tea Recipes to Warm You Right Up

Cinnamon Apple Tea

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 apple (sliced)
• 2 medium-sized cinnamon sticks
• Small piece of chopped ginger
• 1/2 tsp green tea
• Honey (to taste)
• Lemon Juice (to taste)

Directions

1. Add water, cinnamon, green tea, apple and ginger together in a saucepan.
2. Bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer for ~10 mins.
3. Strain the juice mixture into a serving cup.
4. Add honey and lemon juice to taste.
5. Pour into cups and sip by the fire!

Spiced Persimmon Turmeric Tea 

Ingredients:

• 3 cups water
• Fresh ginger (peeled and thinly sliced)
• Fresh turmeric root (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 1 large persimmon (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 6 cinammon sticks
• Honey (to taste)

Directions

1. Place the water, ginger, turmeric, peppercorns, cinnamon sticks and persimmon slices in a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
2. Simmer on low for 20 minutes.
3. Strain tea through a fine mesh strainer (or a coffee filter works too!).
4. Pour into cups and sip by the fire!

Ginger Root Tea with Lemon and Mint

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 2 Lemons (sliced into quarters)
• Fresh ginger (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 10+ Mint Leaves
• Honey (to taste)

Directions

1. Add water, 3 slices of lemon, and ginger slices in a small pot. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Add 10 mint leaves to the pot.
2. Simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add honey or agave if using, add more if desired.
4. Strain and serve the tea with a half slice of lemon and one mint leaf. Makes 2 cups of tea.
5. Pour into cups and sip by the fire!