Hot Spiced Apricot Tea Food

HOT SPICED TEA FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Steps:

• Pour water into a pot; add cloves and cinnamon stick. Bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags to water and set aside to steep until the tea is to your preferred strength, at least 5 minutes. Remove and discard cloves, cinnamon stick, and tea bags.
• Stir orange juice, sugar, pineapple juice, and lemon juice together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir the juice mixture until the sugar dissolves completely. Pour juice mixture into the spiced tea; serve hot.

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.

HOT SPICED APRICOT TEA

Steps:

• Combine the cloves and cinnamon in a cheesecloth.
• Set aside.
• Bring the water to a boil over high heat and add the tea bags.
• Remove from heat.
• Cover and steep for 5 minutes.
• Remove the tea bags.
• Add the spice mixture and remaining ingredients to the tea.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Remove from heat.
• Remove spices.
• Serve the tea while it's still hot.

SMOKY APRICOT HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine water, vinegar, jalapenos, garlic, paprika, and salt in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Transfer mixture to a blender and add apricot preserves; puree until smooth.
• Allow pepper mixture to cool; pour into a glass jar with a lid. Store in the refrigerator.

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.

APRICOT ICED TEA

Steps:

• To make 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 nectar and syrup. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses.
• To make 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.

APRICOT SPICED TEA

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Store in air-tight container.
• To serve: Mix 3 Tablespoons of mix in 8 oz. cup of hot water. One cup of mix will make 5 cups of tea.

HOT SPICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and fresh ginger to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 8 minutes.
• Add tea bags, 1 cinnamon stick, whole cloves, whole black peppercorns, and low-fat milk. Steep over medium-low heat until fragrant, about 6 minutes.
• Strain through a sieve; discard solids. Stir in 1/4 cup honey (or to taste). Divide among mugs. Serve hot, garnished with more cinnamon sticks, if desired.

SPICED APRICOT CIDER

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours or until cider reaches desired temperature. Discard cloves and cinnamon sticks.