Cleansing Cranberry Tea
Cleansing Cranberry Tea is a delicious blend of ingredients! The mixture simmers for about an hour. Besides your house smelling amazing, you also have a nutricious tea. The nutritional value of cranberry is amazing! This is awesome when you are feeling well! If you have a cold, this tea will warm you up! Cranberries are an easy way to bring nutrition into your diet!
Servings 10 cups
Calories 57kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ quarts cold water
- 12 ounce fresh cranberries rinsed
- ½ cup turbinado sugar or sweetener of choice
- 2 medium oranges juiced ( keep the orange rind to add to the simmering tea)
- 1 large lime juiced ( keep the lime rind to add to the simmering tea)
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 4 sprigs mint
- slice orange optional garnish
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, over medium heat, add the cold water, cranberries, turbinado sugar, orange juice, and lime juice.
- In a swatch of cheesecloth, add the whole cloves, mint sprigs, orange rind, and lime rind. Tie the cheesecloth closed with butcher twine and place in the cranberry water.
- Bring the cranberry mixture to a boil, about 15 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low, and simmer cranberry mix for about 30 minutes. You will hear the cranberries pop as it simmers.
- Remove and discard the citrus/spice bag.
- Remove cinnamon sticks and strain the cranberry mixture through a sieve, reserve your liquid for tea.
- Adjust sweetness to your families preference.
- *Cranberry mixture can be used for addition to breads, muffins, or smoothies.
- Serve the tea warm with either a slice of orange, cinnamon stick, slice of ginger.
- Keep tea in a plastic container in the fridge for up to a week.
- Reheat a cup when ready for a hot cup of tea!
Notes
*If you do not have a cheesecloth, use ½ teaspoon ground cloves.
* I have made this with frozen cranberries and results are just perfect
*If using a slow-cooker, cook on low for 4 hours!
*Please note, nutritional values are an estimate. Indiviual ingredients may vary and any adjustments can affect the nutritional count.
*Some of my adults relatives,add a little whiskey to their cranberry tea for a festive libation.(wink, wink)
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 125 g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 57Calories from Fat 0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.1g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 4mg0%
Potassium 118mg3%
Total Carbohydrates 12.8g4%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g5%
Sugars 10.3g
Protein 0.2g
Vitamin A 1% • Vitamin C 50%
Calcium 1% • Iron 3%
Nutrition Grade A
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
* I have made this with frozen cranberries and results are just perfect
*If using a slow-cooker, cook on low for 4 hours!
*Please note, nutritional values are an estimate. Indiviual ingredients may vary and any adjustments can affect the nutritional count.
*Some of my adults relatives,add a little whiskey to their cranberry tea for a festive libation.(wink, wink)
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 125 g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 57Calories from Fat 0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.1g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 4mg0%
Potassium 118mg3%
Total Carbohydrates 12.8g4%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g5%
Sugars 10.3g
Protein 0.2g
Vitamin A 1% • Vitamin C 50%
Calcium 1% • Iron 3%
Nutrition Grade A
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.8g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 4mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 10.3g
