Recipes to spice up your tea during National Hot Tea Month
January is National Hot Tea Month. With temperatures like we’ve been having, a warm cup of team would certainly be helpful.
Shabnam Weber, president of the Tea and Herbal Association of Canada shared two recipes to spice up your tea.
Apple Pie Latte
Ingredients:
1 tsp or teabag black tea
1/4 cup apple cider
1/4 milk of your choice
1/3 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp honey
Directions:
Combine cider, cinnamon and milk in a pan. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. In the meantime, heat 1 cup fresh water to a boil; steep tea for 5 minutes. Remove tea.
Pour tea in a cup halfway, top with heated cider/milk and sweeten with honey to taste.
Pour tea in a cup halfway, top with heated cider/milk and sweeten with honey to taste.
Mexican Spiced Chai Mocha
Ingredients:
1tsp or 1 teabag chai tea
1/4 tsp cocoa
1/3 tsp chili powder
1/2 cup milk (of your choice)
1 tsp maple syrup (more as desired)
Directions:
Combine cocoa, chili powder and milk in a sauce pan, bring to a boil and remove from heat. In the meantime, bring 1 cup freshly drawn water to a boil; steep tea for 5 minutes.
Pour tea into cup, top with cocoa and sweeten with maple syrup as desired.
Pour tea into cup, top with cocoa and sweeten with maple syrup as desired.
