Orange Spice Tea Mix

3 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Ready In: 10 min

“A nice spicy tea mixture that can be given as a gift.” - by shaggy

Ingredients

1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
5 whole cloves
2 tablespoons dried orange peel
2 whole black peppercorns
6 black tea bags, strings removed

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cinnamon stick, cloves, orange peel and peppercorns. Place spice mixture and the tea bags in a cheesecloth bag, and tie with kitchen string.
To prepare tea: Bring 8 cups water to boil. Add cheesecloth bag and steep for 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
9 cal
< 1%

Fat
0.1 g
< 1%

Carbs
2.1 g
< 1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (3)

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dibasioRN

Dec. 18, 2009

"Probably ok, but have found that adding just orange peel to a tea doesn't do much, even after aging. What is needed is a pure water soluble extract (the kind with alcohol) - adds more flavor, doesn't ..." See morefade out, doesn't leave bitter after taste either (like I found out the hard way that the essential oils for making candy do!). I weigh the tea (I make big batches, for gifts), multiple the weight by 3%, add that much of the extract (by weight) with a spray bottle, let it dry spread out, loosely covered with a lid, about an hour. For 8 oz of loose tea, for example, I use about 1.9 oz weight of the extract. Then add other ingredients like some vanilla bean, some cardamon."

Caroline C

May. 10, 2006

"The orange flavor is fairly noticeable, but the clove/cinnamon is subtle to say the least. This wasn't bad, but I think I'll stick with my store-bought orange spice teabags. Thanks anyway...." See more"

CoOkInGnUt

Dec. 26, 2012

"I really enjoyed this...I did not have the dried orange so used fresh and squeezed some juice from the orange into it. I liked it hot but did have it chilled as well. I could see making this for frien..." See moreds on one of these snowy eves."

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