Orange Peel Chai
Created by ellie on April 24, 2021
- Servings: 2
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #36830
Ingredients
- 2 clementines (or 1 orange)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 5 cardamom pods (green, crushed)
- Gingerroot (one 3/4" peeled and sliced)
- 2 teaspoons tea (loosed black or green tea or 2 tea bags)
- Lemon wedges for serving
- Honey, optional for serving
How to Make
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Step 1: Remove peels from clementines or orange (you don't need the fruit only the peels).
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Step 2: In a saucepan on high heat add 3 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add peels and the next 3 ingredients (-ginger) and cook for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
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Step 3: Return pan to high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in tea. Let stand for 2 minutes.
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Step 4: Strain chai through a fine-mesh sieve into 2 glasses. Squeeze in lemon juice and honey as desired.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (260.1 g)
- Calories 117.5
- Total Fat - 0.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 106.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 29.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 12.7 g
- Sugars - 0.2 g
- Protein - 5.8 g
- Calcium - 163.3 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 352.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg