Cinnamon Orange Sweet Tea

Cinnamon Orange Sweet Tea is not your typical backyard barbecue iced tea, it's so much better! This next level sweet tea uses cinnamon and ginger to highlight the sweetness of the added sugar and bring the citrus undertones to life!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword Cinnamon Orange Sweet Tea

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

chilling 4

Total Time 4 30

Servings glasses

Calories 99kcal

Author Cathy Pollak

Equipment

Ingredients

For the tea:

8 cups filtered water
2 large pieces of orange peel, plus orange slices for garnish
1 large or 2 small cinnamon stick(s), plus more for garnish
8 black tea bags

For the syrup:

1 cup filtered water
1 cup granulated sugar
6 quarter-size coins peeled fresh ginger, chopped
6 sprigs of fresh mint

Instructions

To make the tea, combine water, orange peel and cinnamon stick(s) in a medium sized saucepan over low heat; bring to a boil. Add the tea bags and turn off the heat. Let the tea steep for only 5 minutes (any longer and it will be bitter). Remove the tea bags and chill the tea (don't remove the cinnamon stick or the orange peel yet). It's also a good idea to pour the tea into a vessel that is not warm.
8 cups filtered water, 2 large pieces of orange peel, plus orange slices for garnish, 1 large or 2 small cinnamon stick(s), plus more for garnish, 8 black tea bags
Make the syrup by combining 1 cup water, sugar and ginger in a small saucepan over low heat. Bring to a boil without stirring. Once boiling, turn off the heat. Tear the mint leaves and stalks into pieces and drop them into the syrup. Let cool to room temperature. Strain the syrup, discarding the ginger and mint.
1 cup filtered water, 1 cup granulated sugar, 6 quarter-size coins peeled fresh ginger, chopped, 6 sprigs of fresh mint
Strain the tea into a pitcher. Add the mint syrup and stir. Serve in a tall glass over ice and garnish with orange slices and cinnamon sticks.

Notes

Sugar-Free: Check the post under recipe tips for how to make a sugar-free simple syrup for this sweet tea.

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