Cherry tea
A great twist on the traditional tea, made with fresh cheries, black tea and lemon. Hot and iced recipe versions included.
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 tablespoon black tea leaves or use about 2 black tea bags
- 1 cup cherries pitted and stalks removed
- 3 tablespoons sugar or to taste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or to taste
- ice cubes if making an iced version
Instructions
- Boil the water first in a medium sized saucepan and pour over the black tea. Leave to infuse for 3 minutes or so (depending on how strong you like your tea).
- Add cherries and sugar. Mix and let the sugar fully disolve before letting the whole mixture to simmer for 5 minutes to soften the cherries.
- Pour the cherries mixture through a fine sieve and using a spoon make sure that you get as much of the cherries through the sieve as possible. Discard the leftover cherries.
- Add the lemon juice and taste.
- Serve hot or cool down for iced cherry tea.
- Leave to cool down first and then move to fridge to chill properly.
- Serve with extra ice cubes
Nutrition
Calories: 126kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 30mgPotassium: 183mgFiber: 1gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 45IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
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