Black Currant Iced Tea With Cinnamon And Ginger Recipes

BLACK CURRANT TEA WITH CINNAMON AND GINGER

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups water to boil in large saucepan.
• Add tea bags, broken cinnamon sticks, and fresh ginger.
• Remove from heat. Cover; steep 10 minutes.
• Mix in juice concentrate and sugar. Chill until cold.
• Strain tea mixture into pitcher. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.).
• Fill 8 wineglasses with ice. Pour tea mixture over.
• Garnish with cinnamon sticks and ginger rounds.

CHILLED CINNAMON-GINGER TEA (SOOJONG GWA)

Steps:

• Pour the water into a large pot. Add the cinnamon and ginger and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and carefully remove the cinnamon and ginger. Add the brown sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Let cool, then refrigerate for several hours (preferably overnight) until chilled.
• If you wish, sprinkle a few pine nuts in each cup before serving.

BLACK CURRANT TEA

Steps:

• In a tea cup or mug measure 1oz amaretto and 1/2 oz grand mariner.
• Fill mug with 3/4 cup steeped black currant herbal tea.

BLACK CURRANT ICED TEA

Steps:

• To prepare the tea:
• Put tea bags in a heatproof pitcher.
• In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
• Stir in syrup and vinegar. Squeeze lime wedges into tea and add wedges. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses.
• To prepare the syrup:
• In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered. Makes about 2 cups.

BLACKBERRY ICED TEA WITH CINNAMON AND GINGER

Steps:

• Heat water in a large saucepan to just before boiling. Add tea bags, cinnamon sticks and ginger.
• Remove from heat, cover and let steep for about 15 minutes.
• Add cranberry juice and sweetener to taste. Strain tea into a pitcher. Cover and chill overnight.
• Freeze glasses prior to serving. Pour tea over crushed ice and serve garnished with cinnamon sticks.

CINNAMON BLACK TEA

Steps:

• Assemble all the ingredients and place in a tea ball. Note: If you don't own a tea ball, then you can put the ingredients directly in the water and then strain out later.
• Place tea ball in hot water and steep for 10 minutes.

BLACK CURRANT ICE TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil. Steep tea according to package directions. Let cool to room temperature. Pour tea into a pitcher filled with ice. Add flavored syrup and stir.