How to Make Easy Apple Cinnamon Tea from Scratch

A delicious apple tea is a brew of aromatic spices, giving your guests a warm welcome. Bonus! Your house will smell like freshly baked apple pie all day long!

Have you been apple picking? Take some of those fresh apple slices and brew them into cozy hot drinks like apple tea. Apples, oranges, and warm fall spices like cinnamon and cloves make this a quintessential Fall drink. You have to try this one!

Black tea is lovely, but sometimes it's fun to spice it up a little. Homemade cinnamon apple spice tea is easy to make. This unique brew of aromatic spices will give your holiday guests a warm welcome. 

Spiced Black Tea Origins

Ancient spiced tea recipes originating from South Asia and the Middle East have an ingenious way of incorporating medicinal benefits while simultaneously serving deliciousness. The spiced cinnamon apple tea recipe is an adaptation of a Middle Eastern citrus spiced tea or Turkish apple tea.

Spices add a wonderful flavor and have many healing properties. The best way to use their benefits is to add them to foods or beverages.

But how?

Black Tea comes from the extraordinary Camellia sinensis plant and is used generously in these eastern countries. Green tea is rarely used. It is common for them to add spices to black tea for its healing properties. See the healthy apple spice tea benefits at the end of this post.

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Ayurveda is a traditional medicine native to India and part of Indian philosophy dating back to 700 BCE. It includes herbal blends in beverages and cooking with different spices for numerous health benefits.

Plant-based treatments in Ayurveda are derived from roots, leaves, fruits, bark, or seeds such as cardamom and cinnamon to make spiced and herbal tea in combination with the finest black tea.

Pro Tips:

• For the tea, I recommend a robust black tea such as an English Breakfast, an Indian Assam, or a nice Chinese Keemun.
• You want to select the type of black tea that holds up well to milk and sugar to balance the spice flavors.

APPLE CINNAMON TEA INGREDIENTS

• Filtered water
• Fresh apples (sweet red apples work well)
• Whole cloves
• Black loose tea
• Oranges
• Pure cane sugar (or sweetener of choice such as maple syrup or a bit of honey)
• Cinnamon sticks
• Allspice seeds
• Coriander seeds
• Star anise (optional)
• Whipping cream (optional)
• Ground cinnamon (for topping)

APPLE CINNAMON TEA INSTRUCTIONS

• In a small saucepan, bring fresh cold water to boil water and steep tea for 5 minutes.
• Finely dice apple pieces.
• Grind allspice seeds and coriander seeds.
• Juice two oranges. 
• Add spices, sugar, juice, and apples to the brewed tea.
• Bring to a rolling boil and immediately turn down the heat and simmer for 10 mins.
• Whip cream in a separate bowl and set aside.
• Pour tea through a fine mesh strainer and pour into cups.
• Spoon some whipped cream into the tea and stir to incorporate.
• Top off with more whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Serve and enjoy!

SPICES IN APPLE CINNAMON TEA

For this recipe, I use cinnamon, coriander, clove, allspice, black tea, fresh apples, and fresh oranges.

Spices need heat to bring out their best qualities and flavors. I think even inhaling the aroma of this simmering brew gets digestive juices flowing. If nothing else, it made the house smell good!

The most common herbal Ayurvedic tea blends may include turmeric, cumin, coriander, fennel, mint, black pepper, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg cayenne. These spices enhance digestion and metabolism, cleanse the body, and prevent digestive disorders.

Pro Tips: 

• Part of the benefit of spices is in their aromatic compounds. That is one of the reasons it is recommended you buy the spice seed, and not the ground powder, whenever possible.
• Grind the spice seed at home with a mortar and pestle, or you can grind them in a coffee bean grinder—either way, the fresher the spice, the greater the benefit.

Not only do the spices add a wonderful flavor, but they are also beneficial. Double score!

I was pleasantly surprised at the flavor and aroma of this spiced tea. I've only made it hot, and it is delicious! But I know it would also be excellent served over ice.

In India, Ayurveda principles advise against drinking cold beverages. The rationale is that it is not suitable for digestion. They may be correct, but in the United States, we are used to drinking cold drinks.

Apple Cinnamon Tea Latte

Another way to make this apple tea is to create a tea latte with whipped cream. The sweetness of the apples with the whipped cream is a fantastic flavor combination.

Brew this excellent apple cinnamon tea and turn it into a tea latte by topping it with whipped cream and sharing it with a friend. They will love it and love you for sharing.

Be sure to use a good quality specialty tea for the best flavor possible. Let's spice it up!

Apple Cinnamon Tea Recipe

You can make this ahead and store it in the refrigerator for a day or two. Transfer it to a saucepan and heat up just before serving.

Add a shot of apple brandy, and you have a tasty aperitif.

Recipe

Apple Cinnamon Tea Benefits

As always, I include a comprehensive nutritional breakdown at the end of this post.

Oranges - A good source of Thiamin, Folate, and Potassium and an excellent source of Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant.

Black tea - Tea is high in polyphenols, a potent antioxidant. Antioxidants have proven health benefits for cardiovascular health.

Black tea contains an amino acid called l-theanine, unique to tea, and has fascinating effects on the brain. L-theanine increases alpha brain waves inducing a calm and deeply relaxed state. Combined with the caffeine, about half the amount found in coffee, the overall effect is a focused calm.

Apple nutrition facts –Excellent source of dietary fiber and Vitamin C. Apples are low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.

Coriander seeds - Are a good source of Vitamin C, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper, and Selenium, and an excellent Dietary Fiber source, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, and Manganese. Coriander seeds are said to help the assimilation of other spices. And have anti-inflammatory properties.

Clove - Often used for an upset stomach. It is also a good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Calcium, and Iron, and an excellent source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Magnesium, and Manganese.

Whipping cream - A ⅛ cup of whipped cream has 10 milligrams of calcium. Heavy whipping cream has small amounts of phosphorous, potassium, folate, and vitamin A.

Cinnamon - Contains large amounts of highly potent polyphenol antioxidants. Some studies show that the antioxidants in cinnamon have anti-inflammatory activity.

Allspice - A good source of Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, and Copper, and an excellent source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Calcium, and Manganese.

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