Spice Tea
photo by Syrinx
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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1
ingredients
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3⁄4 teaspoon caraway seed
- 3⁄4 teaspoon anise seeds or 3/4 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1 pinch of grated nutmeg
- 1 1⁄4 cups water (1 mugful)
- 1 almonds
- sugar or fructose, to taste
directions
- Put the water and spices in a small saucepan, bring to the boil then simmer for five minutes (or a bit longer if you want a stronger drink).
- Pop the almond into the bottom of your mug.
- Strain the tea into the mug on top of the almond, and sweeten to taste.
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Reviews
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This was really good with honey as the sweetener. I used a cinnamon stick per other reviews of goo. I used fennel as I didn't have anise seeds and used allspice to replace the nutmeg because of it's intoxicant properties. I did not add the almond and wonder if that is to collect the goo. I will definitely make this again.
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Oh Joy! I dearly love tea and also spice. I have been making cinnamon tea since forever but this is so much nicer in flavor interest. I made it this morning and am just about to finish my mug. I had everything on hand and it's so very simple to toss the spices into a pot and go about your business for a bit. I set the timmer for 5 mins and tried it then but then gave it 2 more. It was perfect with a touch of honey. I'm going to stock up on anise seeds next time I shop. And, oh yes, I put a paper coffee filter in the strainer and ran it through that. What a happy find this is. I would have never thought of adding caraway seeds!EDIT*-I'm staying with the 5 stars but I have changed one thing. I'm now useing cinnamon sticks in place of ground. I was in a rush yesterday and didn't want to wait while it slowly worked thorugh a filter so I chucked it all into a mug. It cooled off as I was busy and the ground cinnamon became one gooy glop in the cup (ewwwww). This doesn't happen with sticks.
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