Fresh Cranberry Spiced Tea Food

FRESH CRANBERRY SPICED TEA

Steps:

• Place the cranberries and water into a large pot. Bring to a boil and cook just until the berries pop, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand at room temperature until cold, several hours.
• Strain out the cranberries and stir the orange juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice and sugar into the liquid. Add the cinnamon stick, whole cloves and allspice berries. Bring to a low boil. It is ready to serve at this point, but it is even better if you allow it to sit overnight.

HOT CRANBERRY TEA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the water, cranberries and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until berries pop, stirring occasionally., Remove from the heat. Discard cinnamon. Strain cranberry mixture through a cheesecloth-lined colander. Return to Dutch oven. Stir in the sugar, orange juice and lemon juice; heat through. Serve warm.

HOT CRANBERRY TEA

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine water and cranberries. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, cloves and cinnamon sticks. Cover, and steep for 1 hour.

FRESH CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• In Dutch oven or large kettle, combine cranberries, water, cloves and cinnamon. Bring to boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer 12-15 minutes. Strain cooked juice through fine sieve or cheese cloth, squeezing gently. , To strained juice, add orange juice, lemon juice and sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Serve hot.

CRANBERRY APPLE TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat.
• Simmer 5 minutes or until cranberries pop.
• Remove from heat and stir in the honey.
• Add the tea bags and let stand 5 minutes, stirring once.
• Strain through 2 layers of wet cheesecloth.
• Return to saucepan and add the apple juice.
• Reheat and serve hot.
• (keep the extra tea in the fridge and microwave it by the cup if you wish).

EASY HOT CRANBERRY TEA RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Add water and cranberries to a large pot. 2. Bring combination to a boil, and reduce heat. Simmer for 30 minutes. 3. Add sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Cover, and steep for one hour.

SPICED CRANBERRY COCKTAIL ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine water and cranberries.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Next add the sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, cloves, allspice berries and cinnamon sticks.
• Cover and steep for 1 hour.
• Strain the mixture, pour into a large pitcher and allow to cool to room temperature on counter.
• Once cooled place in refrigerator, until chilled.
• When ready, add the pineapple juice, ginger ale, lemon and orange slices to the cranberry mixture in the pitcher and serve in tall glasses with lots of ice.

CRANBERRY AND PUMPKIN PIE SPICE TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add yolks and egg 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in almonds and vanilla.
• Mix fresh cranberries and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in small bowl. Let stand 5 minutes. Combine flour and spice in medium bowl.
• Stir fresh and dried cranberries into butter mixture. Add flour mixture and stir until well combined. Spoon batter into ungreased 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Smooth top. Bake until top of cake is golden and dry and center of cake is firm, about 55 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely.
• To serve, sift powdered sugar over top of cake. Remove rim from pan and transfer cake to platter.

HOT SPICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups water to a boil over high in a large pot. Remove from heat; add tea bags. Cover pot; let tea steep according to package directions. Remove and discard tea bags.
• Stir sugar, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and 8 cups additional water into tea in pot. Bring mixture to a boil over high. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and mixture is fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove spices using a small handheld fine mesh strainer, and discard.
• Stir pineapple juice, orange juice, and lemon juice into tea mixture in pot. Remove from heat. Serve immediately or chilled. Store, covered, in refrigerator up to 1 week.

SPICED CRANBERRY RUM TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan submerge the tea bags in the boiling water and remove the pan from the heat. let the tea bags steep for 5 minutes and discard them. To the tea add the sugar, the cranberry juice, the star anise and the zests and simmer the mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Stir in the orange juice and the rum and heat the mixture over moderate heat until it is hot. Discard the zests, divide the tea among heated mugs, and garnish each drink with 1 of the star anise and a lemon slice.