Description
A warm, fragrant fruit tea made with sliced apple, orange, black tea, cinnamon, star anise, goji berries, and honey. It is light, cozy, and beautifully aromatic.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium red apple, thinly sliced
- 1/2 orange, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons black tea leaves
- 1 whole cinnamon stick
- 2 whole star anise pods
- 1 tablespoon goji berries
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 cups water
Instructions
- Set a medium saucepan on the stove and have a strainer and teapot ready.
- Add the water, sliced apple, sliced orange, black tea leaves, cinnamon stick, star anise, and goji berries to the saucepan.
- Place the pan over medium heat and bring the mixture to a gentle boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, cover the pan, and let the tea steep for 5 minutes.
- Strain the tea into a teapot or heat-safe pitcher.
- Stir in the honey while the tea is warm.
- Pour into cups and serve warm.
Notes
- Use a sweet red apple for the best natural sweetness and color.
- Do not boil too hard, a gentle simmer keeps the flavor smooth.
- Add honey after straining so the sweetness stays clean and balanced.
- This tea can be chilled and served over ice the next day.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Drink
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Chinese-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 65
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg