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Christmas Tea

October 5, 2022 by Beth

Christmas Tea

 

When the weather gets cold, we are all about the warm drinks around here and Christmas Tea is one of my favorites! Spizzie and I have also been known to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate (extra marshmallows please) or a steaming mug of peppermint tea. The Super Trooper is pretty much a coffee drinker, but he does dabble occasionally in wassail and mulled cider. The boys only like tea if it’s cold and sweet, but they do enjoy the ciders and chocolates and all manner of concoctions that come from the coffee shops.

Christmas Tea is another one of those I-learned-it-from-my-grandma recipes. There are dozens of similar recipes floating around, but however you make it, it is a nice treat to have on those cold winter days. A lot of people know it as Friendship Tea or Russian Tea, but I call it Christmas Tea because that was the only time we ever drank it!

My Nanny used to make it as a gift to friends, but she always kept some to share with us. Christmas Tea is not only a thoughtful gift full of yummy goodness, it’s also fairly inexpensive. Give it alone or add it to a basket with a new mug and some baked goodies!

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Christmas Tea

1 Cup powdered orange drink mix (Tang or something similar)

2/3 Cup dry instant tea*

1/2 Cup sugar

2 Tablespoons powdered lemonade mix

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon powdered cloves

 

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Add all of the ingredients together in a bowl, large container, or gallon-size plastic zipper bag. Mix well.

To serve:  Add 1 heaping tablespoon per mug of hot water. Stir and enjoy!

 

*The only instant tea I could find had added lemon. I couldn’t tell that it changed the flavor all that much, but you could always use less lemonade or add more cinnamon and cloves.

 

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That’s it for this recipe. It’s really that simple. There is generally enough mix to completely fill a pint jar and you may have a little leftover. The jars I used are small jelly jars like these (6 oz. Jelly Jars)and it should fill three. In the past, I have also put the mix in small snack size plastic bags and put those inside of a decorated paper bag–just something inexpensive that you can make look cute!

 

 

I love to do food and drink gifts for holidays, birthdays, weddings, and “just because” and Christmas Tea goes fabulously in a gift basket! And because I love to give gifts, here’s a gift to all of my wonderful subscribers…you can find the Christmas Tea art print and printable gift tags in the Subscriber Library. If you haven’t already joined, sign up below to get them for free!

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Beverages, Christmas, Food, Writing On the Wall Tagged With: Christmas tea, hot drinks, spice tea

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Comments

  1. Suzanne says

    November 2, 2022 at 9:16 pm

    This looks so good! What a great gift to make for others or to enjoy yourself!

    • Beth says

      November 15, 2022 at 3:07 pm

      I love to put it in small jelly jars with a cute tag and ribbon and gift it with a mug! You can do several gifts with one batch!

      • Kelly says

        December 10, 2022 at 9:01 am

        What size of jar? Approximately how many jars can you fill with one recipe?

        • Beth says

          December 11, 2022 at 11:40 pm

          Hi Kelly! I used 6 oz. jelly jars and it filled three of them.

  2. Vanessa says

    November 2, 2022 at 9:16 pm

    Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?

    • Beth says

      November 15, 2022 at 3:06 pm

      Thanks for reading! I’ve never kept it longer than three months, but that’s because I use it all up! I’m guessing as long as you pay attention to expiration dates on all of the ingredients and store it in a dry place, it should keep for quite a long time.

  3. Pam says

    November 5, 2022 at 8:24 am

    I try to have my recipe for this Spiced Tea available all year. Any time I have a sore throat, cough or congestion I will make a large cup to sip on. My recipe calls for instant tea that has the lemonade in it. I will give yours a try tho and compare. Glad I came across your pin so I can make sure I have all the ingredients on hand.

    • Beth says

      November 15, 2022 at 3:02 pm

      I hope you love it and it gives you great results next time you’re congested!

  4. Shanndee Wessels says

    November 12, 2022 at 10:18 pm

    Beth- Thank you so much for sharing this Christmas tea recipe! I have been searching for it for years!! My Grandma always made this, and unfortunately I never could remember all of the ingredients in it….until now! I ran to the store & bought all of my stuff & went home to prepare a taste of my childhood! Thank you for this sweet taste of my good childhood memories ❤️❤️

    • Beth says

      November 15, 2022 at 3:02 pm

      Oh goodness Shanndee, I’m so glad this is what you were looking for! I hope it brings back wonderful memories every time you drink it!

  5. Wendy says

    November 28, 2022 at 2:40 pm

    Hi Beth and happy holidays

    I am excited to make the Christmas tea but I cant find the download for printable labels you mention

    Am I not looking in the right place ?

    Thank you so much for such great ideas

    Wendy

    • Beth says

      November 28, 2022 at 10:47 pm

      Hi Wendy! Are you a member of my mailing list? If so, the tags are in the Subscriber Freebie Library. If not, just scroll to the bottom of the page and sign up. You should get an email with a link to the Subscriber Library and the password and the tags are there, along with some other free printables!! Please let me know if you have any issues!

  6. Marian says

    December 11, 2022 at 2:00 pm

    Try it with the raspberry tea mix and leave out the lemonade.

    • Beth says

      December 11, 2022 at 11:40 pm

      That sounds yummy too!

  7. Debrah L Siarkowski says

    December 20, 2022 at 11:13 am

    I have been making this tea for years!!! I add cinnamon candies to mine to give it some color and spice…

    • Beth says

      December 20, 2022 at 3:11 pm

      Ooo…that’s a great idea!!! I think I’ll try that too!

  8. Judy says

    December 23, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    Beth, love this drink mix. I add mine to either apple juice or cranberry juice for extra vitamin C.

    • Beth says

      December 31, 2022 at 11:45 am

      I’ll bet that is a great flavor…almost like mulled cider!

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