Cranberry Tea
This easy homemade cranberry tea is made with fresh or frozen cranberries, water, and warming spices. Add a splash of bourbon for a winter cocktail!
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 18kcal
Ingredients
- 5 cups water
- 2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cinnamon stick (Optional)
- ¼ cup sugar, honey, or other preferred sweetener (Optional)
Instructions
- Add water, cranberries, and the cinnamon stick (if using) to a large pot over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil.
- When cranberries begin to burst, use a potato masher to crush the berries. Boil for about 5 more minutes.
- Strain the liquid through a fine mesh sieve or strain through cheesecloth.Tip: Cheesecloth will yield the clearest juice without sediment, but a fine mesh sieve will catch most of the sediment.If desired, sweeten the cranberry tea.
- Serve warm.Store the strained cranberry tea in the fridge and use within a week or freeze and use within a year. Reheat before serving or drink cold.
Notes
Yields about 5 cups of cranberry tea. This recipe is easily doubled or tripled.
Nutrition information assumes 1 cup of tea per serving, and does not include the optional sweetener.
Nutrition
Calories: 18kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
