*last updated Oct 2014
Spicy Mexican "red hot" Tea:
- a great big pot of simmering water (at least 10 to 20 cups of water)
- 1-3 great big sweet cinnamon sticks all broken up
- 10 small bags tea (I used "decaffeinated" lipton tea; if it's not last minute and your things are closer at hand, much better options would be: 8 tsp organic black tea or 10 tsp red roobios tea)
- a big splash of vanilla extract
- more than you meant to (but not too much!) Cayenne Pepper Powder
- 2 cones of Mexican (unrefined) sugar, or use sucanat/rapadura.
There you go! Steaming hot and Mexicanly spicy, with a sweet tingle of toasty vanilla, this tea gives the little ones something to smile about!
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Your spicy red hot tea sounds wonderful! I love spicy tea! Thank you for sharing at Tea Time and Happy Autumn!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sandi
Thank you! I hope you get to make some soon ~ Enjoy!!
DeleteWow, teaming hot and spicy tea.... I might just have to try that.... though probably will go light on the cayenne.
ReplyDeleteProbably a good idea! :] I did make it for children, but they were mexican children, so... ;)
DeleteI really liked it though, and I don't do "spicy" very much. :)
It sounds wonderful for chilly weather but I would have to go light on the cayenne too! What kind of work do you do with the children?
ReplyDelete(Oh... that's a story for another blog.) I don't do spicy myself at all, but I really was able to enjoy this tea! My tiny bit was more than I'd planned, but it turned out great. :]
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