Apricot Mint Tea Food

APRICOT-MINT TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 3 cups of the water to a boil. Remove from heat. Add tea bags and mint; steep 6 minutes.
• Remove tea bags. Leave mint in tea, pressing stems and leaves against pan with the back of a spoon to extract flavor. Stir in 3 cups cold water and apricot nectar. Chill, covered, for 4 hours.
• Remove and discard mint. Serve over ice, garnished with mint sprigs and/or apricot wedges, if desired.

SPARKLING APRICOT MINT SOURS

Steps:

• For the sour mix: Mix together the lemon juice, lime juice and simple syrup. Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• Muddle the mint in a pitcher with the sugar. Pour in the apricot nectar, gin and sour mix and mix until combined. Serve in rocks glasses over crushed ice. Top with splashes of prosecco and garnish with mint sprigs.

APRICOT-MINT SOURS

Steps:

• For the sour mix: Mix together the lemon juice, simple syrup and lime juice. Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• For the apricot-mint sours: Muddle the sugar and mint leaves in a pitcher. Add the sour mix, gin and apricot nectar and mix until combined.
• Serve in rocks glasses over crushed ice and garnish with mint sprigs and an apricot wedge if using.

APRICOT TEA

Steps:

• Combine the apricot nectar, cinnamon sticks, orange peel, and lemon peel in a saucepan and simmer over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the tea and stir to mix all the ingredients together. Remove the cinnamon sticks and the orange and lemon peel and pour 6 ounces of the mixture into each of 4 cups. Add the brown sugar, if desired.

SPICED APRICOT TEA

Steps:

• Place cinnamon and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spices; tie securely with string., Place water and spice bag in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, about 5 minutes according to taste. Discard tea and spice bags., Add remaining ingredients to tea; heat through, stirring to dissolve sugar. Serve immediately.

APRICOT LEMONADE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, 5 minutes., Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar until dissolved; cool slightly. Transfer to a pitcher; cool completely., Add lemonade concentrate and nectar to tea; stir in cold water. Serve over ice with mint.