Brew up Some Cranberry Tea!

This time of year, warm beverages are my favorites!  Forget the Diet Coke and the Starbucks Iced Lattes and give me the warm stuff.  This one is a surefire way to warm you up after a day of ice-skating or sledding.

This recipe comes from one of my favorite magazines, Easy Home Cooking, Issue October/November 2006.  Unfortunately, they have ceased publication, but these are definitely pulled out of recipe cupboard often!  I hope that you enjoy this one as much as we do!

To make Mulled Cranberry Tea, you’ll need:

• 2 tea bags
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 (48 oz) bottle of cranberry juice
• 1/2 cup of dried cranberries (this is optional, but it definitely looks prettier with the berries.)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 large lemon, cut into 1/4 inch slices (additional lemon for garnishing the glass is optional)
• 4 cinnamon sticks (optional: another 8 sticks will be needed if you wish to serve it with the tea)
• 6 whole cloves

Directions:

1. Place tea bags in a slow cooker. Pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags. Stir in cranberry juice, cranberries (if desired), sugar, lemon slices, 4 cinnamon sticks and cloves. Cover; cook on LOW 2 to 3 hours or on HIGH 1 to 2 hours.
2. Remove and discard lemon slices, cinnamon sticks and cloves. Serve in warm mugs with additional lemon slices and cinnamon sticks.

Makes 8 servings

What’s your favorite warm winter beverage?