Lime Cinnamon Clove Tisane
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 7
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 2.7
- Total Fat: 0.0 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 0.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 0.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 0.1 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Lime Cinnamon Clove Tisane calories by ingredient
Introduction
While in CA this past January I developed a taste for Good Earth herbal tea. Unfortunately it is not easy to find where I live in upstate NY, so while waiting for a shipment to arrive from Amazon I came up with something close.This concoction has a sweetness that helps make my sweet tooth cravings shut up and go away for a while. It's also good in the morning as something to put in a mug and microwave.
It would probably be awesome iced too, but it's too cold at the moment for me to want to try that! LOL While in CA this past January I developed a taste for Good Earth herbal tea. Unfortunately it is not easy to find where I live in upstate NY, so while waiting for a shipment to arrive from Amazon I came up with something close.
This concoction has a sweetness that helps make my sweet tooth cravings shut up and go away for a while. It's also good in the morning as something to put in a mug and microwave.
It would probably be awesome iced too, but it's too cold at the moment for me to want to try that! LOL
Number of Servings: 7
Ingredients
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nine 3-inch cinnamon sticks
6-8 whole cloves
3 Numi Dry Desert Lime teabags (I order them in boxes of 6 from Amazon)
orange peels (optional)
Directions
- Boil 1.7 liters of water (a standard 1500w electric teakettle's volume)
- Have a 1.7 or 1 liter thermos carafe waiting
- Pour a small amount of boiled water into the thermos, cap, and roll to pre-warm cavity
- Dump warming water out of carafe
- Add 6 cinnamon sticks (3-inches long each)
- Add about 6-8 whole cloves
- Add 3 Numi Dry Desert Lime teabags (yank off the tags and drop the whole bag in, string and all)
- If you have any whole orange or tangerine peels, you can add them too. I have some dried orange peels my dad gave me once when I visited him in CA about 10 years ago and I sometimes add those. This is so good that I'm starting to save MY orange peels, too. (Don't tell HAVASUROSE I'm turning into our dad, OK? lol)
- Fill to the top with hot water and cap
- Steep for an hour
- Shake to stir up the flavors that have settled
- Serve
Number of Servings: 7
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 4A-HEALTHY-BMI.
- Have a 1.7 or 1 liter thermos carafe waiting
- Pour a small amount of boiled water into the thermos, cap, and roll to pre-warm cavity
- Dump warming water out of carafe
- Add 6 cinnamon sticks (3-inches long each)
- Add about 6-8 whole cloves
- Add 3 Numi Dry Desert Lime teabags (yank off the tags and drop the whole bag in, string and all)
- If you have any whole orange or tangerine peels, you can add them too. I have some dried orange peels my dad gave me once when I visited him in CA about 10 years ago and I sometimes add those. This is so good that I'm starting to save MY orange peels, too. (Don't tell HAVASUROSE I'm turning into our dad, OK? lol)
- Fill to the top with hot water and cap
- Steep for an hour
- Shake to stir up the flavors that have settled
- Serve
Number of Servings: 7
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 4A-HEALTHY-BMI.