Saturday, April 3, 2010

Spiced Ice Tea

This is a delicious twist on your traditional sun tea. (It really makes your kitchen smell yummy too!)
The cost is about 45 cents per serving, 49 caleries and makes 8 servings.

Ingredients:
10 whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks, broke in half
2 in. long strip of lemon zest
8 herbal tea bags
1/2 cup sugar

Wrap cloves, cinnamon and zest in a piece of rinsed cheesecloth, tie with kitchen string.

8 cups of water to boil in a pan. Add spice bundle and tea bags. Remove from heat, cover and steep 10 min.

Remove and discard spice bundle and tea bags. Stir in sugar, chill and serve over ice. Garnish with lemon slices, if desired.