Spiced Sweet Tea

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 12 cups water
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2-3/4 cup sugar (3/4 cup for very sweet)
• 8 teabags black tea (i use decaf black tea)
• half-and-half cream (1 tbsp. per cup of tea-i use almond milk)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, bring 12 cups of water to a boil and then reduce to a low simmer.
• 2 add cinnamon sticks and pumpkin pie spice and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 turn off the heat, remove the cinnamon sticks and steep teabags in the hot water for 7 minutes.
• 4 remove the teabags and add the sugar. stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• 5 ladle the tea into mugs and add 1 tablespoons half and half(or almond milk) per mug. stir and serve with a cinnamon stick and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
• 6 cold:.
• 7 repeat steps 1-4 from the hot instructions(through stirring in sugar).
• 8 let the tea cool to room temperature and then pour it into a large pitcher to store in the refrigerator overnight.
• 9 serve black or with 1 tablespoons half and half and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
• 10 enjoy!