Blackberry iced tea with cinnamon and ginger
This caffeine-free blackberry iced tea is flavored with cinnamon and ginger.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 cup plus ice
Calories: 25
Serving size
1 cup plus ice
Calories
25
Monounsaturated fat
0 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Total fat
0 g
Sodium
3 mg
Cholesterol
0 mg
Dietary fiber
Trace
Protein
Trace
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
(Serves 6)
- 6 cups water
- 12 blackberry herbal tea bags
- 8 3-inch-long cinnamon sticks
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
- Sugar substitute, to taste
- Ice cubes, crushed
Directions
In a large saucepan, heat water to just before boiling. Add tea bags, 2 of the cinnamon sticks and ginger. Remove from heat, cover and let steep for about 15 minutes.
Pass the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, placed over a pitcher. Add the juice and sweetener to taste. Refrigerate until very cold.
To serve, fill 6 tall glasses with crushed ice. Pour the tea over the ice and garnish with cinnamon sticks. Serve immediately.
