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Spiced Cherry Tea Recipe
by Meera Nalavadi

Spiced Cherry Tea
Rating: 5/5
Avg. 5/5 1 vote
Prep time: United States American
Cook time: Servings: 4

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.