Cozy up with a cup of warming homemade apple cinnamon tea this fall or winter.
Cinnamon Apple Tea
Tea is my drink of choice most days, especially in the cooler months when I need something warm and comforting in hand. Something simple, yet soothing to snuggle up with like this apple cinnamon tea. Its taste and aroma is like the best of fall in a cup. It’s sweet and spicy, and the delicious smell wafts through the house like an autumn scented candle as it simmers.
Why Make Homemade Apple and Cinnamon Tea
Yes you could use a store-bought bag of apple cinnamon tea, but many are filled with added flavors and are either overly spicy or lacking in real apple. Making your own homemade version is easy and notably tastier.
The taste is warm and inviting, with hints of sweet/tart apples and warming cinnamon, cloves and star anise. The smooth, mild taste of South African red rooibos tea is the perfect backdrop to the other more robust flavors. I prefer it to black tea here as it lacks the bitter tannic taste of regular tea and is naturally caffeine-free, which means I can enjoy a cup any time of day, but feel free to substitute your favorite tea. Best of all you need just a handful of ingredients to make it yourself.
Ingredients
All you need to make your own cinnamon spiced apple tea are: fresh pressed unfiltered apple cider or apple juice, a few cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, star anise and rooibos tea.
- Apple Cider – Use unfiltered fresh pressed apple cider or apple juice (not from concentrate).
- Spices – You’ll need cinnamon sticks (use Ceylon cinnamon sticks for the best flavor), whole cloves and one star anise.
- Tea – Rooibos tea is naturally caffeine-free and gives the tea a reddish hue.
- Sweetener – Use maple syrup or the sweetener of your choice to taste.
- Optional - Apple slices for serving
How to Make Cinnamon Apple Tea:
- Combine the apple cider with water and spices in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer; reduce heat, cover and simmer.
- Next, turn off the heat, add the tea bags; cover and let steep. Remove the tea bags, strain the spices, and stir in the sweetener of your choice to taste.
- Serve it in mugs with slices of fresh apple and a cinnamon stick stirrer and enjoy!
Final Thoughts
Hot apple cinnamon tea is a favorite I come back to every year. It's caffeine-free so anyone can enjoy it and it fills your home with the cozy aroma of the season. With just store-bought cider or apple juice and a few other ingredients, you can quickly whip up a cozy tea the whole family can enjoy this holiday and beyond.
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Cinnamon Apple Tea
Cozy up with a cup of simple, delicious and warming homemade cinnamon apple tea this season.
Ingredients
- 2 cups/480ml filtered water
- ½ cup/120ml unfiltered fresh pressed apple cider or apple juice
- 2 Ceylon cinnamon sticks (plus more for serving if desired)
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 star anise
- 2 rooibos tea bags
- Apple slices for serving (optional)
- Maple syrup or sweetener of choice to taste
Instructions
- Combine water, apple cider or juice and spices in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to a simmer; reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes.
- Turn off heat, add tea bags; cover and let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and strain spices. Stir in maple syrup or sweetener of choice to taste.
- Serve in mugs with a few thinly sliced apples in each and a cinnamon stick to stir.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 29Sodium: 8mgCarbohydrates: 1g
Sylvie Shirazi is the recipe developer and food photographer behind Gourmande in the Kitchen. For the last 10 years she's been making eating more healthfully easy and accessible with gluten-free, grain-free, paleo and vegan recipes that are free from processed ingredients.
Miyuki says
Thank you so much for such a yummy tea recipe! I loved how simple and healthy it is.