Delicious Homemade Hot Spice Tea Recipe
As the cool weather moves in, we turn to warm, even hot, drinks. One of my personal favorites is my own homemade Spice Tea recipe. The recipe is easy to mix together and a hot cup of spice tea is extremely easy to make once the recipe is ready.
My sister originally gave me a jar of this tea and I immediately requested the recipe. I have now been making it for over 30 years. It has become a staple in our winter pantry. When my sister comes to visit, we still enjoy a cup of hot spice tea together while we visit.
Hot Spice Tea Recipe
| Prep Time | Ready In | Yields |
|---|---|---|
| 10 min. | 10 min | 50 Cups – Depending on Strength Preference |
Ingredients
2 – 27 oz. Jars of Tang Orange Drink
12 oz. Lemonade dry mix
1 cup Instant Tea
2 cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground Cloves
2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients together and store in an air-tight container.
Directions to Make a Cup of Hot Spice Tea
Use 2 teaspoons of the Spice Tea mix and add it to 1 cup of hot water for one lovely cup of hot tea.
For a large mug of hot spice tea, add 3 teaspoons of the spice tea mix.
Recommended Products to Make the Spice Tea Mix
Tang Orange Sweetened Powdered Drink MixCheck PriceCountry Time Lemonade Naturally Flavored Powdered Drink Mix 19 Oz CanistersCheck PriceLipton, Unsweetened Iced Tea Mix (Pack of 4)Check PriceMcCormick Ground Cloves (522331) 0.9 oz (Pack of 6)Check PriceMcCormick Ground Cinnamon, 2.37 OzCheck Price
An Easy Gift to Make and Share
Fill a glass canning jar, an empty jelly jar or any small container with the Spice Tea mix. If you use a canning jar or an old jelly jar with an ugly lid, you can decorate the gift by cutting a square of material with pinking shears. Then cover the lid of the jar!
7 Comments
Brenda Buchalla
I leave the sugar out. I am diabetic so I try to keep sugar low. You can get Tang in sugar free also.
Deborah
Thanks I also am diabetic and wondered if you could eliminate the sugar.
Molly C
Is the lemonade mix sweetened? Just want to make sure I buy the right item. Thank you.
Molly
Cynthia
Hi Molly, yes it does contain sugar. I use Country Time Lemonade, which does include sugar.
Donna Gentle
I made it, doubled the tea and left out the sugar. Husband loves it, says it tastes just like my moms.
Karen
I received a gift jar of this tea but they had substituted cinnamon dot candies ……do you or other readers have info on the amount of candies used as opposed to the ground cinnamon ?
Cynthia
I don’t, but it will be interesting to see if anyone else knows. Sounds like a fun substitution though. Thanks for sharing!