Nightshade Free Cinnamon Apple Tea
Warm, fragrant, and naturally sweet, this simmered apple tea is the kind of drink that makes you want to curl up with a blanket and slow down for a few minutes. Fresh apple slices, Ceylon cinnamon, and ginger steep together into a beautifully amber-hued liquid that tastes far more complex than its short ingredient list suggests. Because nightshade-free eating means cutting out a surprising number of packaged teas and spice blends that can hide problematic ingredients, brewing something from scratch like this is a genuinely satisfying workaround. Every ingredient here is straightforward and clean — fruit, a single whole spice, fresh ginger, honey, and a squeeze of lemon if you like a little brightness. The honey rounds out the natural tartness of the apple, while the ginger adds just enough warmth to make it feel like a proper remedy on a cold day. It comes together in one saucepan with almost no effort, and straining it into mugs gives you a crystal-clear, coffeehouse-worthy result right at home.
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2 servings
- 2 cups water
- 1 medium apple, cored and thinly sliced (any sweet variety such as fuji or honeycrisp)
- 1 ceylon cinnamon stick
- 3 slices fresh ginger (each about ¼ inch thick)
- 1 tbsp honey, or to taste
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, apple slices, Ceylon cinnamon stick, and ginger in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to low.
- 2
Simmer uncovered for 12–15 minutes, until the liquid is fragrant and takes on a light amber color from the apple and cinnamon.
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