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Apple Tea

I am a big tea drinker, and the quote on my mug there is one of my favorites!  “While there is tea, there is hope.”  And some days, I feel like that saying is so true!

I am generally a black tea fanatic, but I have on occasions had fruit teas.  However, they’ve always been a bit of a disappointment – good smelling but cardboard taste.  So my number one aim in making a fruity tea was to make sure it didn’t taste like cardboard!

For the tea, I used 3 pink lady apples, but you can pretty much use any 3 medium sized apples.

Then I peeled them so that I could get more flavor out of them.

Then I chopped them into small pieces (again for more intense apple flavor).

Then I boiled a pot of water (approx. 6 cups of water) and dropped the apple pieces along with 2 tea bags into the boiling water.  I used PG Tips (it’s a popular British brand sold in the US at Wholefoods, Duane Reade pharmacies, and on Amazon).  I love the flavor of PG Tips and have found it to be much stronger than most American brands (in fact, I have yet to find an American brand that rivals it, unless I’m using loose tea).  So, if you’re using an American brand of tea, then I would probably use 3-4 tea bags instead.  You can also use decaf tea or perhaps even Rooibos tea (let me know in the comments if you make rooibos apple tea!).

I took the teabags out after 1-2 minute (otherwise it’ll get bitter – I made that mistake the first time I made this).  Then a tablespoon of cinnamon goes in (it doesn’t produce a strong cinnamon taste – it’s just a hint of flavor)..

After stirring everything briefly, I placed the lid on the pot and left it to simmer on a very low heat for 2 hours. 

Then it’s just cooling it and pouring the liquid into a jug.  I topped it with around 2 cups of cold water, but you can mix in the water when needed if you prefer that.  I like it as a cold refreshing drink, but it works well warm too – just heat it up in a microwave!

Apple Tea

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• Yield: 4-5 cups (1 litre) of tea 1x
• Category: Drinks
• Cuisine: Chinese

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Ingredients

• 3 medium-sized apples
• 2 PG Tips tea bags or 4 weaker tea bags (like Lipton)
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

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Instructions

1. Peel the apples and then chop them up into small pieces, throwing away the core.
2. Pour around 6 cups of water into a pot and bring to the boil.
3. Add in the apple pieces and the tea bags.
4. Take out the tea bags after 1 minute (2 minutes if you like stronger tea).
5. Add in the 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and stir.
6. Place the lid on the pot and leave to simmer on a low heat for 2 hours.
7. Let cool and pour the liquid into a large jug. Top with 2 more cups of water and store in the fridge.