Best Hot Spiced Tea Recipes

HOT SPICED TEA FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.

HOT SPICED TEA (TANG-BASED, AKA RUSSIAN TEA)

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients thoroughly. A food processor makes this effortless, but I managed with a blender for years, and have even stirred it together by hand when necessary-- although it's not quite as pretty when done that way.
• To enjoy: stir 2-3 heaping teaspoons into a mug of hot water and adjust to suit your own taste. Ahhh!
• This mix starts to harden in the jar after six months or so, so drink up! Servings and Yield are approximations only.

HOT SPICED CIDER TEA

Steps:

• Lightly crush the cinnamon, peppercorns, cloves, and cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle or on a cutting board with the bottom of a saucepan. Transfer to a medium saucepan, add the ginger, citrus peels. Put the crushed spices in a medium saucepan and add the water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer, partially covered, until aromatic, and the cinnamon stick opens a bit, about 10 minutes. Add the tea bags, immediately remove from the heat, and steep for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove the tea bags, and add the cider and juice of 1 orange. Return the pan to a medium heat and warm, taking care not to let the tea boil. Serve hot.

HOT SPICED TEA

Steps:

• Place cinnamon sticks, allspice and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Bring up corners of cloth; tie with a string to form a bag. , Place water and spice bag in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add tea bags; cover and steep for 5 minutes. Discard tea bags and spice bag. Stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Add juices; heat through. Serve warm.

HOT CRANBERRY TEA / SPICED CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine cranberry juice, orange juice, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove cinnamon and cloves, and discard.
• Add hot tea to cranberry juice mixture; mix.
• Serve hot or cold, garnished with lemon (store any leftovers in refrigerator).

SPICED ORANGE TEA, HOT OR COLD

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, cloves & cinnamon in a saucepan, mix & bring to the boil.
• Remove from heat & add tea bags, infuse for 4 minutes.
• Strain & stir in remaining ingredients.
• Place over a low heat to keep warm but do not boil.
• Discard orange peel & add honey to taste, (I added about 1 tsp per cup).
• Serve with long cinnamon sticks as mixers.

HOT SPICED GREEN TEA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Add boiling water. Cover and steep for 5-6 minutes. Strain, discarding tea bags and spices. Stir honey into tea. Serve immediately.

HOT SPICED ORANGE AND FRUIT TEA

Steps:

• Pour 2 quart boiling water over the 8 teabags.
• Brew 5 minutes, remove tea bags, set aside.
• While doing the above boil 2 Celsius each water and sugar together for10 minutes, or until sugar is disolved, to make syrup.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Bring backto boil and simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove cloves and cinnamon.
• Serve hot.
• Allow each person to sweeten as they choose.

APPLE PIE SPICED HOT TEA MIX

Steps:

• Divide ginger, allspice and cloves among the infusers of four glass teapots.(If teapots don't have infusers, cut four 7 to 8 inch squares of double thick cotton cheesecloth. Divide ginger, allspice and cloves among cheesecloth squares. Tie closed with clean kitchen string.) Divide apple chips and cinnamon sticks among teapots. Cover; attach 4 tea bags and serving instructions to each gift. Makes 4 gift mixers, 4 servings per mix. Top: Look for apple chips with no added oils or sugar. To Make Tea: In medium pan, mix spice bag, cinnamons ticks, and 4 cups water. Bring to boiling; Reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Add apple chips and tea bags to spiced water mixture. Let tea steep for 5 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags, spice bags, and cinnamon sticks. Food Gifts

SPICED HOT CHOCOLATE WITH TEA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat water to a boil. Drop in tea leaves, turn off heat, and steep for about 5 minutes. Strain tea back into pan and add star anise, cinnamon stick, ginger, and heavy cream. Heat over medium heat until cream scalds, watching carefully so that cream does not spill over.
• Put chocolate in a medium bowl. Strain hot cream mixture into bowl with chocolate. Add vanilla and whisk until chocolate is melted. Transfer to mugs and serve warm or chilled.
• *Cook's Note: The spices may be increased, to taste, if your preference is spicier.

HOT SPICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and fresh ginger to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 8 minutes.
• Add tea bags, 1 cinnamon stick, whole cloves, whole black peppercorns, and low-fat milk. Steep over medium-low heat until fragrant, about 6 minutes.
• Strain through a sieve; discard solids. Stir in 1/4 cup honey (or to taste). Divide among mugs. Serve hot, garnished with more cinnamon sticks, if desired.

HOT SPICED APRICOT TEA

Steps:

• Combine the cloves and cinnamon in a cheesecloth.
• Set aside.
• Bring the water to a boil over high heat and add the tea bags.
• Remove from heat.
• Cover and steep for 5 minutes.
• Remove the tea bags.
• Add the spice mixture and remaining ingredients to the tea.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Remove from heat.
• Remove spices.
• Serve the tea while it's still hot.

HOT SPICED TEA MIX

Steps:

• Combine ingredients. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
• For 1 Serving
• Place 4-1/2 tsp. Hot Spiced Tea Mix in large mug or cup. Add 1-1/2 cups boiling water; stir until mix is dissolved.
• For 4 Servings
• Place 6 Tbsp. Hot Spiced Tea Mix in 1-1/2-qt. heatproof pitcher. Add 1-1/2 qt. (6 cups) boiling water; stir until mix is dissolved.
• For 16 Servings
• Place 1-1/2 cups Hot Spiced Tea Mix in 1-1/2-gal. (6 qt.) heatproof container. Add 1-1/2 gal. boiling water; stir until mix is dissolved.

HOT SPICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to boiling in a saucepan.
• Remove from heat.
• Add the teabags.
• Cover and steep 3-5 minutes.
• Remove bags.
• Stir in spices and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Simmer one minute longer.
• Add juices.
• Pour into 4 glasses. Garnish with orange slices.

DIABETIC HOT SPICED CIDER TEA

Steps:

• 1. Lightly crush the cinnamon, peppercorns, cloves, and cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle or on a cutting board with the bottom of a saucepan
• 2. Put the crushed spices, ginger & citrus peels in a medium saucepan and add the water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer, partially covered, until aromatic, and the cinnamon stick opens a bit, about 10 minutes.
• 3. Add the tea bags, immediately remove from the heat, and steep for 3 to 4 minutes.
• 4. Remove the tea bags, and add the cider and juice of 1 orange. Return the pan to a medium heat and warm, taking care not to let it boil. Serve hot.

HOT SPICED CIDER TEA

Steps:

• Lightly crush the cinnamon, peppercorns, cloves, and cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle or on a cutting board with the bottom of a saucepan.
• Transfer the spices to a medium saucepan, add the ginger, star anise and citrus peels. Add the water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer, partially covered, until aromatic, and the cinnamon stick opens a little, about 10 minutes.
• Add the tea bags to the pan and immediately remove from the heat. Set aside to steep for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the tea bags, and add the apple juice and orange juice. Return the pan to a medium heat and warm, taking care not to let the tea boil.
• Strain and serve hot.

HOT SPICED HOLIDAY TEA

Steps:

• Combine allspice, cinnamon, and cloves with the water in a saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Cover and steep for about 5 minutes. Stir and strain. Strain a second time to clarify (a coffee filter is handy here). Add sugar and stir until dissolved. At serving time stir in juices pour into a glass or stainless steel pan, and reheat before serving time.

HOT SPICED TEA FROM TANG RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine ingredients and store in tightly covered jar. Makes approximately 24 servings. FOR 1 SERVING-Place 1 well-rounded teaspoon of mix in a cup, fill with boiling water and stir until dissolved. FOR 1 QUART-Dissolve 1/2 cup mix in 1 quart of boiling water in a teapot or heat-resistant pitcher. *Or use lemon-flavored unsweetened or sugar-sweetened instant tea.

HOT SPICED CHAI TEA LATTE' SPOONFUL

Steps:

• mix all and attach to a spoon, decorate and attach a tag saying
• Hot Spiced Chai Tea Latte Remove decorative wrapping from spoon, Leaving the mix still attached. Hold spoon over a mug and clip the mix allowing the mix to fall into the mug. Add boiling water. Stir until well mixed.

HOT SPICED TEA DRINK MIX

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients well.
• Use 2 tbsp. of mixture for 1 cup of hot water.