It's "Fresh & Fruity" at I Heart Cooking Clubs (IHCC) this week. We are currently cooking with Curtis Stone, and he has tons of recipes using fruits, so selecting a fruity recipe is not much of a problem. I have a stack of Curtis Stone's recipes which I've printed from coles.com a few months ago, before their recipes became unavailable online. This is one of them, Cleansing Cranberry, Orange and Jasmine Tea.
The ingredients to make the cleansing tea ; oranges, dried cranberries and peppermint tea bag. Originally, recipe uses jasmine tea bag, but I did not have any. However, I do have a few other flavours and chose Peppermint Herb, which I thought would be nice with the orange juice.
I made half a recipe as I'm making it for myself. I used two oranges which are squeezed for the juice, which yield almost 3/4 cup, as they are quite big and very juicy. Put everything in a small pot, along with a cup of water, bring to a simmer, then remove from heat and let cool. Strain before serving.
This is quite delightful! Even though there is no sugar at all, it has a hint of sweetness from the dried cranberries and the sweet orange juice. Very nice. I rewarm the tea as I prefer drinking it warm. I was thinking of adding a cinnamon stick or maybe sub the orange juice with apple juice the next time.
Cleansing Cranberry, Orange and Jasmine Tea
(adapted from coles, Curtis Stone)
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1-1/2 cups orange juice
2 jasmine tea bags
2 cups water
- Place a pot on medium heat and add the dried cranberries, orange juice, tea bags and water, and bring to a simmer.
- Take the tea off the heat, allow to cool and then strain and pour into a jug.
- When serving, add some orange rind.
I'm linking this post with I Heart Cooking Clubs (IHCC), theme for this week,
Fresh & Fruity
Very fruity and delightful!
ReplyDeleteIt does sound very soothing and refreshing. :)
ReplyDeleteI've been really enjoying tea lately, both early in the morning and before bed. I also love the scent of squeezing fresh oranges. Looks delightful!
ReplyDeleteOften a lovely cup of tea is just what we need in our lives. Just to sit down, relax a moment and sip.
ReplyDeleteI love healing healthy herbal teas like this and I like the mix of the orange, cranberry and peppermint. I agree with you, I think that a cinnamon stick would be nice in it. ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood idea! I want to try la
ReplyDeleteWonderful and refreshing tea! I like it :D
ReplyDeleteWah, refreshing!
ReplyDeleteInteresting combination. Looks comforting and soothing!
ReplyDeleteI love that you used mint tea as the base for this. It's refreshing on its own and the added fruit would make more so.
ReplyDeleteI always drink tea the whole day. Cold and refreshing teas like yours in summer and hot tea in winter. Great recipe
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