Apple Cinnamon Tea Recipe

What flavors say fall more than apples and cinnamon? This apple cinnamon tea recipe is made with black tea, and fresh apples, flavored with cinnamon and lightly sweetened. This hot cozy tea is perfect to enjoy on a chilly day.

Cinnamon Apple Tea

Each fall we take our annual drive to the orchard to pick apples. I love the tradition and look forward to eating all the apples we come home with.  There are so many wonderful recipes to make with apples including fresh apple juice! One of my favorite ways to use apples is to make apple tea! I love the simplicity of it, but sometimes I like to dress it up a bit more by adding some cinnamon and sugar. That is what this recipe is all about. The best fall flavors combined into one lovely tea. 

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Apple Cinnamon Tea Latte

While I don’t typically add milk to this tea, you could make it into a latte by adding a bit of frothed milk. An apple cinnamon tea latte is warm and comforting, and some days just call for it. Feel free to double this recipe and share a cup with a friend!

Why You Will Love Cinnamon Apple Spice Tea

• Made with fresh ingredients.
• Simple to make.
• So economical to make your own tea at home!
• Completely customizable to your taste!

Ingredients for Apple and Cinnamon Tea

• Apple – I love a fresh crisp red apple for this recipe. You can use whatever kind of apple you like best. Gala, Fuji, and Red Delicious are some of my favorites.
• Cinnamon Stick – I just use 1 cinnamon stick for this tea. Cinnamon sticks come in all sizes. If yours are particularly large, consider cutting it in half or the cinnamon will overpower the tea.
• Black Tea – The choice of black tea is up to you. I typically use English breakfast as it is one of my favorites, but Assam or Darjeeling are great options.
• Sugar – A bit of sugar just to sweeten it up and enhance all the natural flavors in this tea. If you don’t like the idea of using sugar, you can try honey or coconut sugar.
• Vanilla – I like to add a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste for extra flavor!
• Water – Don’t overlook the water you use for your tea. Water plays an important role in the flavor and aroma of tea.
• Milk (optional to make a latte) – To make a latte, warm and froth 1/4 cup of your favorite milk. This makes your tea a decedent and luxurious drink! 

How to Make Apple and Cinnamon Tea

Start by washing and drying your apple. Next add water, apple, vanilla, and cinnamon stick to your saucepan. Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes. Apples will be soft and easily mashed down with a fork or masher.

Mash apples down a bit and let them cool enough to handle. Strain out the apple slices and remove the cinnamon stick.

You might need to strain twice to remove all the apple pulp.

Return apple liquid to the pot on the stovetop and cook on low to heat it back up to a low simmer. Turn off the heat and add in black tea. Cover the pot and steep for 5 minutes. Strain out black tea, and stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour into cups and enjoy!

Apple Cinnamon Tea Recipe

Kitchen Tools

• Stainless Steel Saucepan
• Masher

Ingredients

• Apple
• Black Tea
• Sugar
• Cinnamon Stick
• Vanilla
• Water
• Milk (optional)

Instructions

1. Start by washing and drying your apple and cutting it into large slices. (About 4 slices is perfect.)
2. Add water, apple, and cinnamon stick to your saucepan. Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes. Apples will be soft and easily mashed down with a fork or masher.
3. Mash apples down a bit and let them cool enough to handle. Strain out the apple slices and remove the cinnamon stick. You might need to strain twice to remove all the apple pulp.
4. Return apple liquid to the pot on the stovetop and cook over low heat to bring it back to a simmer. Turn off the heat and add in black tea. Cover the pot and steep for 5 minutes.
5. Strain out black tea, and stir in sugar until dissolved.
6. Pour into a cup and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

• If your cinnamon stick is an extra large size it may be too much cinnamon and overpower the other flavors in this recipe. Consider cutting it in half, or only adding it halfway into cooking the apples. (At about the 5-minute mark.) 
• Try replacing black tea with green tea for green apple tea.
• Substitute sugar with honey or coconut sugar.
• Add warmed and frothed milk to make an apple cinnamon tea latte.

Benefits

Apple, cinnamon, and black tea are all ingredients containing many possible health benefits. 

• Apples- Containing fiber, vitamin C, and other nutrients, apples may support and protect against a variety of health issues. Read more here.
• Cinnamon – One of the most popular spices in the world, cinnamon is high in antioxidants and may help support and protect against a variety of health issues. Read more about cinnamon here.
• Black tea – Second only to water, black tea is the most enjoyed drink in the world. A true tea from the plant Camellia sinensis, black tea is full of antioxidants. It also naturally contains caffeine. Read more about the health benefits of black tea here.

Caffeine Content

Wondering if cinnamon apple tea contains caffeine? The answer is yes, this recipe does contain caffeine because of the ingredient black tea. However, if you are looking to avoid black tea, you can substitute black tea for rooibos tea in this recipe.

More Tea Recipes

• Peppermint Tea Latte
• Cinnamon Milk Tea
• Pine Needle Tea
• Lemon Tea
• Medicine Ball Tea
• Rosemary Tea

I hope you enjoy this apple cinnamon tea recipe. I’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment below and if you try this recipe, please come back and leave a 5-star review!