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Blackberry iced tea with cinnamon and ginger

August 29, 2019

Recipe

This caffeine-free blackberry iced tea is flavored with cinnamon and ginger.

Serves 6

Most herbal teas are caffeine-free.

In a large saucepan, heat water to just before boiling. Add tea bags, 2 of the cinnamon sticks and ginger. Remove from heat, cover and let steep for about 15 minutes.

Pass the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, placed over a pitcher. Add the juice and sweetener to taste. Refrigerate until very cold.

To serve, fill 6 tall glasses with crushed ice. Pour the tea over the ice and garnish with cinnamon sticks. Serve immediately.

6 cups water
12 blackberry herbal tea bags
8 3-inch-long cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
Sugar substitute, to taste
Ice cubes, crushed

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils 1/2 Fruits Grains and grain products Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) 1/2 Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Carbohydrates Fats 1/2 Fruits Protein and dairy Sweets Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 25 Calories 6 g Total carbohydrate 0 mg Cholesterol Trace Dietary fiber 0 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium Trace Protein 0 g Saturated fat 1 cup plus ice Serving size 3 mg Sodium 0 g Total fat