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Lemon Spice Wellness Tea Recipe

Recipe by: AshleighRubyMaxine

"This is a classic throw-in-what-you've-got tea that will kick a cold where it hurts: in the throat. It is made with whole ingredients and no sugar - a sure sign you're on your way to wellness."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep5 m
  • Cook10 m
  • Ready In15 m
  • 1Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add ginger, star anise, cardamom pods, and cinnamon stick. Zest lemons over the saucepan. Slice lemons in half and squeeze juice into the water. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until desired flavor is reached, 5 to 15 minutes.
  • 2Stir honey into tea and strain tea through a fine-mesh strainer as you ladle into mugs. Add contents in strainer back into saucepan.
Footnotes
  • Cook's Note:
  • Keep adding water and honey all day if you're committed to kicking a cold! Get better soon!
Ingredients
  • 6 servings
  • 55 cals
  • 6 cups water, or as desired
  • 1 (4 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 1 whole star anise pod
  • 6 cardamom pods, bruised
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 lemons
  • 3 tablespoons unpasteurized honey, or more to taste
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    55
    3%
  • Fat:
    0.3
    < 1%
  • Carbs:
    18.4
    6%
  • Protein:
    1.1
    2%
  • Cholesterol:
    0
    0%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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