LEMON SPICE WELLNESS TEA

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This is a classic throw-in-what-you've-got tea that will kick a cold where it hurts: in the throat. It is made with whole ingredients and no sugar - a sure sign you're on your way to wellness.

Provided by AshleighRubyMaxine

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Tea     Hot

Time 15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 cups water, or as desired
1 (4 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 whole star anise pod
6 cardamom pods, bruised
1 cinnamon stick
4 lemons
3 tablespoons unpasteurized honey, or more to taste

Steps:

  • Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add ginger, star anise, cardamom pods, and cinnamon stick. Zest lemons over the saucepan. Slice lemons in half and squeeze juice into the water. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until desired flavor is reached, 5 to 15 minutes.
  • Stir honey into tea and strain tea through a fine-mesh strainer as you ladle into mugs. Add contents in strainer back into saucepan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 54.6 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 1.1 g, Sodium 10.5 mg, Sugar 8.7 g

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