spicy mint tea

Name: Spicy Mint Tea
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 1 - orange pekoe tea bag; 6 - large mint sprigs, large stems with large leaves (lightly crushed); 1/4 teaspoon(s) cayenne pepper; 2 cup(s) boiling water; 1 cup(s) white sugar, white; 1/2 cup(s) lemon juice, fresh squeezed; 1 - cinnamon stick; 2 - slices lemons, garnish; 2 - mint sprigs, garnish

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Baby Kato

Beautiful Shore Country, NB

Updated on Mar 6, 2015

This is a sassy mint tea. I hope that you will enjoy this wonderful treat. You can use different types of fresh mint in this tea if you like. I think that chocolate mint would work really well.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method No-Cook or Other

yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - orange pekoe tea bag
6 - large mint sprigs, large stems with large leaves (lightly crushed)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups boiling water
1 cup white sugar, white
1/2 cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed
1 - cinnamon stick
2 - slices lemons, garnish
2 - mint sprigs, garnish

How To Make spicy mint tea

Step 1

Steep 1 tea bag, 6 mint stems and cayenne pepper in 2 cups of boiling water.

Step 2

Strain the mixture, keeping only the liquid.
Step 3

Add the sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon stick to the mint mixture and allow to cool on counter.
Step 4

After tea has cooled refrigerate, until ready to serve.
Step 5

When ready to serve, remove the cinnamon stick and dilute the mint mixture with equal parts of water.
Step 6

Serve in a tall glass with ice, add a fresh mint sprig and a lemon slice for garnishing.
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