Orange Spiced Tea
This orange spiced tea is steeped with orange peel, cinnamon, and ginger. It’s the perfect tea to cozy up with this autumn season!
Yield: 6 cups
Yield: 6 cups
Servings: 8
Calories: 6kcal
Ingredients
- 5 bags black tea
- peel from 1 medium orange
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 2-inch ginger, peeled and sliced into disks
- 6 cups boiled water
Spiced Simple Syrup:
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3-inch orange peel
- 1-inch ginger, peeled and sliced into disks
Instructions
- In a large heat proof bowl, add black tea bags, orange peel, cinnamon sticks, and sliced ginger. Pour just boiled water over spices. Allow to steep for 6 minutes.
- Strain out tea bags, orange peel, cinnamon, and sliced ginger.
- Serve warm or chilled. Add spiced simple syrup according to your sweetness preferences.
Spiced Simple Syrup:
- In a medium pot, add water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, orange peel, and ginger. Bring to a boil until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and allow mixture to steep for 30 minutes. Strain out cinnamon, orange, and ginger. Cool to room temperature and keep stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 1 week. (Steep for up to 1 hour for more intense flavor.)
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Notes
*estimated nutritional information is for an unsweetened version.
Nutrition
Calories: 6kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Protein: 0.1g, Fat: 0.03g, Saturated Fat: 0.01g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.004g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g, Sodium: 9mg, Potassium: 16mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 0.1g, Vitamin A: 10IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 21mg, Iron: 0.1mg