Tea with Fruit | Mulled Holiday Tea | Iced Green Tea | Spicy Indian Tea (Chai)

Tea Recipes

Welcome to our Recipe collection.

Being a family of tea enthusiasts, we have an abundance of tea recipes to share. We invite you to come back to view the updates to our recipe collection. 

Our great aunties used teas in bread recipes, desserts, a variety or hot and cold beverages, cooking etc. giving us a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw upon.

Please share with us your favourite tea recipe, tip or story by e-mailing  or writing .  We will also gather these collections to publish and share at a later date. We will enter you in our monthly draw in appreciation and display your entry on our website.

Funny conversations that you may have overheard in a tea or coffee shop can also be shared for future publication.

Tea with Fruit

Have fun with your teas by combining them with fruits for a delicious and healthy treat. Combine brewed tea with orange juice, pineapple juice, lemons and sugar to make this recipe for your guests.

. 5 tsp loose tea or 5 tea bags - see suggested teas below
. 12 Cups water
. 1 Cup Sugar
. 1 46 oz can Pineapple Juice
. 1 Quart Orange Juice
. 2 Lemons
. Mint leaves (optional)

In a saucepan over medium heat put 4 Cups of the water and the tea; bring just to a boil. Let tea steep 5 minutes. Take out the tea bags or strain the leaves. Add sugar and stir till dissolved. Then add Orange juice, pineapple juice, remaining water, and squeeze 1 lemon into mixture. Transfer to a glass picture ready for serving. Garnish with lemon slices and mint if you like.

Use an herbal tea if you wish to serve to kids. Makes a nice refreshing drink.

Use our black teas - Assam , Darjeeling , Nilgiri or Masala

Or try some of our other flavors - Cardamom tea, Cinnamon tea, Black Current Tea or Ginger tea

Mulled Holiday Tea

Great to warm the bones after skating or enjoy as an evening treat

7 tsps Darjeeling or Cardamom tea (use 7 tea bags if you wish)

4 cups boiling water

4 cups apple juice or white grape juice

2 cups dry red wine * optional

½ cup packed brown sugar

3 inches of a cinnamon stick

¼ tsp cardamom seeds

Place tea into 4-quart crock-pot. Pour the boiling water over the tea leaves or bags. Let steep 5 minutes. Strain or remove bags. Add in apple juice, wine and brown sugar. You may add the spices by using cheesecloth or just add them loose and pour thru a strainer when serving.

Makes about 10 servings.

Iced Green Tea

12 cups water

3 - 5 tbsp (to taste) fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced

12 - 16 of our Organic Sweet Green tea bags

fruit* optional

Ice cubes

In a large saucepan combine water with the ginger. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add tea. Let stand covered for 5 minutes. Sweet Green tea naturally sweetens the longer it is steeped but becomes a little bitter after 5 minutes. Strain. Let cool for 1 hour. Chill.

Serve over ice. Decorate with mint clove or piece of fruit.

Spicy Indian Tea (Chai)

Use our black teas as a base

Try our Masala, Darjeeling , Nilgiri, Cinnamon, Cardamom or Assam

3 - 4 tsp leaves or 4 teabags

½ freshly ground ginger or 1tbsp dried

¼ tsp cardamom seeds

3 whole cloves

1 stick cinnamon

1 - 2 whole black peppercorns * this can be optional

Sugar to taste

Milk

Bring 2 cups of water to boil. Add all ingredients except for sugar and milk. Brew for 5 minutes. Strain. Warm milk in a pot.

Add as much tea, warm milk and sugar as you wish to your tastes. Can be combined in crock pot for serving to guests.