Cinnamon Orange Tea: Cozy and Warming Drink
This easy cinnamon orange tea warms you right up with cozy spices and fresh citrus. It takes just fifteen minutes to make and tastes like a hug in a mug. Perfect for cold mornings!
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cinnamon sticks plus extra for garnish
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger sliced
- 3 black tea bags
- 3 medium oranges (2 for juicing, 1 for slicing)
- 3 tablespoons honey
- star anises (optional)
- orange slices for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare citrus: Squeeze juice from two oranges and cut the last one into thin slices for making your mugs look pretty later.
- Simmer spices: Put water, cinnamon sticks, ginger, and star anise in your pot. Let everything bubble gently for about eight minutes total.
- Steep tea: Take the pot off the heat and drop in your tea bags. Wait four minutes, then pull them out quickly.
- Add sweetness: Mix in the orange juice and honey. Stir everything around until the honey disappears completely into the warm liquid.
- Strain and serve: Pour tea through your strainer into mugs. Add a cinnamon stick and orange slice to each one. Drink it hot!
Notes
- Ceylon cinnamon tastes sweeter and milder than the regular kind. Either one works fine, so just use what you have.
- Taste your tea before adding all the honey. Some oranges are really sweet and don't need as much extra sugar.
- Like ginger? Add more! Don't like it much? Use less! Start small and adjust based on what you enjoy most.
- This tastes amazing cold, too. Make it, chill it, pour over ice. Suddenly, it's summer in a glass instead.
- Leftover tea keeps in the fridge for three days. Warm it up again or drink it cold straight from the jar.