Recipes: Spiced Pear Black Tea

• Prep Time:10 minutes
• Cook Time:15 minutes
• Serves:6

 

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Spiced Pear Black Tea is one of our Shimmering Sippables designed to take you into the new year with comforting warmth and some fabulous new beverage ideas.

This recipe is part of our Shimmering Sippables series, just in time for New Year's!

 

Foodie Byte

This tea pairs beautifully with fruitcake or a sugar cookie.

Ingredients

1 orange, peeled and juiced
3 cups pear nectar
2 cups water
2 cinnamon sticks, broken
1 teaspoon whole cloves
6 tea bags, black
2 tablespoons honey
Orange slices and or cinnamon sticks, garnish

Preparation

To make the Spice Bag:
Using a vegetable peeler, remove 3 wide strips of peel from the orange.
In the center of a double thick cheesecloth, place orange peel, cinnamon sticks and cloves.
Bring the corners together and tie with kitchen twine. Set aside
In a large saucepan, combine pear nectar, water and and orange juice, and spice bag.
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and let simmer for about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the tea bags.
Cover and let steep for 5 minutes.
To serve, remove tea bags and spice bag, pour into mugs and garnish with orange slices or cinnamon sticks.

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