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  • Spiced Cherry Tea

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    Spiced Cherry Tea
    Prep: 10 min Cook: 25 min Servings: 4
    by Meera Nalavadi
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    Ingredients

    • 6-7 cups clean filtered water
    • about 20-25 tart plump cherries, pitted
    • 3-4 cardamom pods slightly blistered
    • 1 tsp black pepper
    • 2 inch piece ginger scrubbed and sliced
    • 2-3 tsp organic honey or raw agave nectar, optional

    Directions

    1. In a large sauce pan, add pitted cherries, ginger, peppercorns, cardamom with the water and bring it to a boil.
    2. Drop the heat to a gentle simmer and simmer the brew for 20-25 minutes.
    3. Take it off the heat and let it sit for 5 minutes, then strain through a tea strainer.
    4. Place a couple of pieces of mashed cherries in a cup and pour the tea over them. Serve as is or sweetened.
    5. This recipe also makes good iced tea. To make iced tea cool in the refrigerator add a bit more water and serve over crushed ice.
    6. Makes about 5 cups of tea.

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