Hot Apple Cider Tea

I love tea and cider, so this combination Hot Apple Cider Tea is a perfect choice for my daily breakfast drink.  It’s a great way to use black tea and your favorite apple cider to create a delicious new hot drink that everyone will enjoy for breakfast or as a warm treat after playing outside in the cold.

In love making my own apple cider, but if you don’t have time for that you can use any brand of apple cider available in your local grocery store.  This hot apple cider tea recipe calls for black tea specifically, but you could easily use any tea you have on hand.  The flavor won’t be identical, but will still be delicious.  You may also want to adjust the sugar a bit depending on if you purchase sweetened or unsweetened apple cider.

Hot Apple Cider Tea Recipe

Ingredients: 

• 3 cups apple cider
• 5 cups water
• 1/4 cup sugar or honey
• 2 whole cloves
• 2 – 4″ cinnamon sticks
• 5 black tea bags

Directions: 

1. In a medium saucepan, combine the apple cider, sugar and water.
2. Cook over a medium-high flame until it begins to a boil.
3. Add cinnamon sticks and cloves and continue cooking over medium heat for 5 minutes.
4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and place tea bags into the mixture.  Allow to steep for 2 – 5 minutes.
5. Remove the tea bags, cinnamon sticks and cloves prior to serving. You can strain it before serving if you wish but it isn’t necessary.

This hot apple cider recipe is a great choice to add to a slow cooker and let simmer on warm for a few hours while you host a party, craft night or even if you just want something hot and tasty ready when you come in from playing with the kids outside in the cold!  You could even add a dollop of whipped cream or an apple chip to the side of the mug to make it look like a specialty drink for the kids to enjoy!

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Hot Apple Cider Tea

Course Tea

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Author Alea

Ingredients

• ▢ 3 cups apple cider
• ▢ 5 cups water
• ▢ 2 whole cloves
• ▢ 2 - 4 " cinnamon sticks
• ▢ 1/4 cup sugar
• ▢ 5 black tea bags

Instructions

• In a medium saucepan, combine apple cider, and water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Add cinnamon stick and cloves and continue cooking on medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and place tea bags into the mixture. Allow to steep for 5 minutes.
• Remove tea bags, cinnamon sticks, and cloves prior to serving.

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