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Prep Time: 7 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 12 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This tea is perfect on a cold winter night and a nice alternative to hot chocolate or alcoholic drinks. Adapted from the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Ingredients:
2 decaffeinated tea bags (black tea, rooibos, green tea or herbal berry tea) |
1 cinnamon stick |
5 whole cloves |
1 whole star anise |
1/2 vanilla pod (optional) or 1 dash vanilla extract (optional) |
4 cups boiling water, plus more for warming the tea pot |
Directions:
1. Place a small amount of boiling water in the tea pot to warm it up. Discard the water.
2. Add tea bags, cinnamon stick, cloves and star anise to the tea pot and add the 4 cups of boiling water.
3. Let steep for 3 to 5 minutes and remove the teabags.
4. Let steep for 2 minutes longer and serve immediately.
5. Sit back and enjoy!
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