Hot Holiday Spiced Tea

Name: Hot Holiday Spiced Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 large navel orange; ½ cup sugar; 1 ½ cups water; 2 ½ cups orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed; 1 Luzianne® Family Size Iced Tea bag; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 whole cloves

Prep Time:

10 minutes

Brew Time:

20 minutes

Yield:

1 quart

This comforting drink is an ideal choice for holiday entertaining, fall tailgating or anytime there is a chill in the air.

Luzianne_® Iced Tea

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Ingredients

1 large navel orange
½ cup sugar
1 ½ cups water
2 ½ cups orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed
1 Luzianne_® Family Size Iced Tea bag
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves

Directions

Using a vegetable peeler remove the zest from the orange in long strips. Reserve the remaining orange for another use.
Prepare citrus syrup: Add the orange zest, sugar and water to a small saucepot. Stir. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until sugar is dissolved, about 90 seconds. Set aside to steep for 20 minutes. Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the solids from the liquid, pressing on the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids.
In a large pot, bring the orange juice and citrus syrup to a boil. Add the tea bag, cinnamon and cloves. Remove from heat and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bag, cinnamon and cloves. Serve warm.

For a festive toddy, replace ¾ cup of the orange juice with 1 cup of dark rum. Serve warm in teacups. Keep your toddy hot all night long: Serve it out of a slow cooker set to a low temperature.