A mug of Hot Cranberry Tea will warm you up during the chilly holiday season!
This recipe is made interesting because of the secret ingredient: red hots candies. Red hots are those little crunchy cinnamon candies that they sell in the baking aisle. They’re usually used to decorate cookies, but in this recipe they are simmered with the rest of the ingredients until they melt. Red hots lend a little bit of spice to the hot cranberry tea. Don’t worry… it won’t be spicy hot, but rather it just adds a burst of cinnamon flavor.
Ingredients needed:
- water
- tea bags
- cranberry juice
- frozen orange juice concentrate
- frozen lemonade concentrate
- red hots candies
How to make Hot Cranberry Tea:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
Bring the water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add the tea bags to the boiling water and let them steep for 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags and pour the water into a slow cooker or large pot. Add the remaining ingredients.
Heat in the slow cooker (or on the stove over medium heat) until the red hots melt, stirring occasionally. Add fresh cranberry floaters, if you’d like- just to make things look festive.
This is a fun hot beverage to serve for the fall holidays or a fall party. Enjoy!
Best Hot Beverage Recipes:
- White Chocolate and Peppermint Hot Chocolate
- Hot Mulled Ginger Spiced Cider
- Mexican Hot Chocolate
- Wassail Punch
- Peppermint Latté
Hot Cranberry Tea
The addition of red hot candies makes this tea totally unique!
Recipe Details
Servings: 16 servings (1 cup per serving)
Calories: 101kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 3 regular sized tea bags
- 1 quart cranberry juice
- One 5-ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate, diluted as directions specify
- One 5-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, diluted as directions specify
- 7 ounces red hots candies
- fresh cranberries, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Bring the water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add the tea bags to the boiling water and let them steep for 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags and pour the water into a slow cooker or large pot. Add the remaining ingredients.
- Heat in the slow cooker (or on the stove over medium heat) until the red hots melt, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 101kcal, Carbohydrates: 26g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 2mg, Potassium: 108mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 24g, Vitamin A: 60IU, Vitamin C: 20mg, Calcium: 9mg, Iron: 1mg
