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Fall Cooking with Kids - How to Make Apple Tea

Easy Autumn Apple Tea Recipe

Fall is a fun time to bring your kids into the kitchen with you. Try this super easy Autumn Apple Tea recipe fun for kids to help make and drink!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Drink
Cuisine: American, Kid-Friendly
Calories: 164
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups apple juice
  • 6 black tea bags decaffeinated for the kids
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 apple optional
  • 1 tablespoon whole cloves optional

Equipment

  • saucepan, with lid
  • wood spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • paring knife
  • cutting board
  • pitcher
  • 4 mason jar cups

Method
 

  1. Add 3 cups apple juice to saucepan and heat over medium heat until just boiling. 
    3 cups apple juice
  2. Remove saucepan from heat. Add 6 black tea bags, then cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
    6 black tea bags
  3. After 5 minutes, carefully remove tea bags, squeezing them over the saucepan before discarding.
  4. Add 1/4 cup brown sugar to saucepan and stir to combine.
    1/4 cup brown sugar
  5. For hot/warm tea, add to cups as is. For iced tea, allow to cool to room temperature before pouring over ice-filled cups or adding to a pitcher and refrigerating.
  6. Cut 1 apple into wedges. Push 6-8 whole cloves into the skin-side of each apple wedge.
    1 apple, 1 tablespoon whole cloves
  7. Cut a small slice into the middle of an apple wedge, without cutting all the way through, and slide this cut onto the edge of a cup for garnish. Repeat to add an apple wedge to each cup.