Russian Tea

Serves 6
Time 10 min
Russian Tea

To makeover this traditional holiday favorite, we replaced the powdered orange drink mix and sweetened powdered tea with orange juice and black tea. Whole spices and some sugar add just the right warmth and sweetness.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Gluten FreeGluten Free
Low SodiumLow Sodium
VeganVegan
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    6 cupscold water
    1cinnamon stick
    6whole cloves
    4black tea bags
    1 cuporange juice
    2 tablespoonslemon juice
    1/4 cupsugar, plus more to taste
    1/2 teaspoongrated nutmeg

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Method

Bring water, cinnamon stick and cloves to a boil in a medium saucepan; remove from heat and add tea bags.


Steep, covered, for 5 minutes. Discard the tea bags and whole spices.


In a small saucepan, heat orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and nutmeg. Warm until the sugar dissolves.


Add the juice mixture to the tea.


Taste and add more sugar if desired. Reheat (if needed) and serve.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

About 8 fl oz

Calories

50

Total Fat

0g

Saturated Fat

0g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

5mg

Total Carbohydrate

13g

Dietary Fiber

0g

Total Sugars

12g

Protein

0g

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