Warm and comforting Apple cinnamon tea perfect for a cozy winter day. This popular Turkish apple tea is made with fresh apples, cinnamon, ginger, tea, honey and lemon. Make sure to enjoy this tea with a slice of apple cake or this apple cinnamon loaf cake. In this blog post, learn how to make warm cinnamon apple tea with step by step pictures and video.
Apple cinnamon tea
Apple cinnamon tea with step by step pictures. Healthy apple tea made with ginger, cinnamon, apples, honey which taste delicious. This apple tea is good weight loss.
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When you are in diet, drinking natural hot drinks helps in weight loss. I make so many version of hot drinks. Mostly I will be consuming Green Tea. I make this tea when I have apples on hand, the apples makes this so delicious and fragrant.
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About Apple Tea
Apple cinnamon tea is made by simmering fresh apples, cinnamon, ginger, tea in water. This tea can be sweetened with any of your favorite sweetener including honey, sugar, brown sugar or maple syrup. Apple cinnamon tea can be consumed any time of the day, specially during cold weather day. It is popular in Turkey but loved and consumed all over the world.
I enjoy making this tea often because the aroma of apples and cinnamon while simmering fills the entire house with warmth and deliciousness. I prefer using any sweet apples in this recipe. Also use a whole cinnamon stick for making the tea since ground cinnamon can make the tea cloudy.
As a variation in flavour, you can add cloves, cardamom, orange peel or lemon peel which adds warmth to the tea.
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Apple Tea Ingredients
Apples - use fresh apples for making Apple tea. You can use fresh sweet apples in this process. You can either peel the skin from apple or leave it unpeeled.
Cinnamon - fresh cinnamon stick is used for making tea. Ground cinnamon is not recommended since it makes the tea cloudy.
Ginger - I like to add slices of fresh ginger, it adds a warmth to the tea.
Tea leaves - you can use green tea or black tea or which ever tea that you prefer. If you want caffeine free option, you can omit the tea leaves as well.
Lemon - this is optional, I prefer a little tangy taste in my tea so I add few drops.
Sweetener - you can use honey, maple syrup, or any sweetener of choice.
Turkish Apple Tea vs Apple cinnamon tea
Tea is one of the most popular beverage of choice in turkey. Turkish Tea is made in a special tea kettle which is similar to samovar. The tea kettle has two chambers, lower chamber has water boiling which infuse the tea and it is collected in the upper chamber. The tea made is concentrated in flavour which can be diluted with hot water and flavoured as per your choice.
Turkish apple tea is made with dried apples, cinnamon, water and honey. You can find ready made Turkish apple tea mix available on the market. It is available in both powdered form or ready mix. The tea is brewed in a special Turkish tea pot as well.
But this apple cinnamon tea is made with fresh apples, cinnamon, ginger and added tea leaves. This is more mild in flavour and has caffeine content too.
How to Make Apple Tea (Stepwise Pictures)
1)Take water in a sauce pan. I used 2 cups or 500 ml of water. You can double or triple the recipe as per your servings.
2)Add in 1 apple sliced. I used sweet juicy apples with skins on. You can peel if you prefer. Make sure to remove the apple seeds.
3)Add in cinnamon stick.
Pro Tip: Ground cinnamon is not recommended since it makes the tea cloudy.
4)Add in tea leaves. You can use green tea or regular tea leaves.
Pro Tip: you can use green tea or black tea or which ever tea that you prefer. If you want caffeine free option, you can omit the tea leaves as well.
5)Add in sliced ginger. Ginger enhance the flavour of the apple tea. You can skip this if you prefer.
6)Bring this to a full boil. Boil for 5 minutes.
7)Turn off the heat and cover with a lid. Let this steep for 5 minutes.
8)Apple tea is ready to serve.
9)Strain the tea.
10)Add in honey to taste.
11)Add lemon juice. This is optional, you can leave this if you don't prefer the tangy taste.
12)Mix well.
13)Serve hot.
Expert tips
- Fresh sweet apples add natural sweetness in the tea.
- You can top the tea with more water and brew as required.
- You can add a piece of cardamom, cloves, orange peel or lemon peel for flavour.
- Any tea leaves can be used.
Storage and serving
Apple tea can be served hot or cold. For having this tea cold, fill your serving glass with ice and top with this tea.
You can store brewed tea in fridge upto a week.
FAQ
1)What is apple tea made of?
Traditional Turkish apple tea is made with dried apples or fresh apples.
2)What is apple tea good for?
Apple tea is good for digestion and has tons of anti-inflammatory properties.
3)Can I make this Apple Cinnamon tea without tea leaves?
Yes. If you want caffeine free option, you can omit the tea leaves as well.
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Equipment
- Sauce Pan
- Tea Strainer
Ingredients
- 500 ml Water
- 1 sliced Apple
- 1 tsp Green Tea leaves or Any tea leaves
- 1 stick Cinnamon
- 1 inch Ginger sliced thinly
- Honey to taste
- Lemon Juice to taste
Instructions
- Take water, cinnamon, green tea, apple and ginger in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer the pot for 5 minutes. Turn off flame, cover with lid and let it steep for 5 minutes.
- Strain it using a tea strainer and add honey and lemon juice to taste. Serve hot.
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Notes
- Fresh sweet apples add natural sweetness in the tea.
- You can top the tea with more water and brew as required.
- You can add a piece of cardamom, cloves, orange peel or lemon peel for flavour.
- Any tea leaves can be used.
Storage and serving
Apple tea can be served hot or cold. For having this tea cold, fill your serving glass with ice and top with this tea. You can store brewed tea in fridge upto a week.Nutrition
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Jeremias Romero
OMG-This was a blast!...YUMMY!!! xD yess!! hehehe-U sure made this fun to learn. Thanks! BTW: I came out all the way from pinterest on my search for secrets of le cuisine. ;))
Keiko Okawa
I'm really enjoying my apple tea as I type this comment. Thanks for the recipe, it is great for the apple picking season.
Anonymous
Great recipe...thanks.
Karen Dragonfly
Hello, I am trying to make apple cinnamon tea without caffeine. For medical reasions I also need it to have zero processed foods (tea bag, cinnamon powder...). Do you have any suggestions for me. Simply cooking water, apples and cinnamon turns out bland.
Thanks
Karen