Russian Tea (No Mixes)

Rating: 4.33 stars
3 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 0
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Russian tea is a great wintertime beverage my mom always made. Love it at Christmas...always makes the house smell good! Great hot or cold!

By juliebug216

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prep:
5 mins
cook:
10 mins
additional:
20 mins
total:
35 mins
Servings:
16
Yield:
1 gallon
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

16
Original recipe yields 16 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Boil 2 quarts water in a pot. Remove from heat, add tea bags, and steep for 20 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.

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  • Combine remaining 2 quarts water, sugar, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a separate pot. Bring to a boil. Add the brewed tea, pineapple juice, orange juice, and lemon juice.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
129 calories; protein 0.4g; carbohydrates 32.8g; fat 0.1g; sodium 8.4mg. Full Nutrition
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3 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Soup Loving Nicole
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Rating: 4 stars
01/22/2018
Growing up in Colorado my mom made this all of the time. She made the mix in bulk and used Tang instead of real orange juice. I hadn't had it in years and when I saw this recipe I knew I must try it. Pineapple though? Not only is that a flavor I don't care for it was never in the Russian tea I knew. I was skeptical so I bought the smallest container I could find. I scaled the recipe in half and that was just about right. Loved the flavor the real orange juice gave it but as suspected I did not like the pineapple at all. I'm still giving this 4 stars because using real OJ was excellent. If you like pineapple flavor I highly recommend you give this one a try. Replacing the pineapple with OJ would be too much orange but for us non pineapple lovers there has got to be something to use instead. Club soda maybe? I drank this hot as I did when I was a kid but am anxious to try the leftover cold. If the pineapple flavor mellows overnight I'll update my review. Until then this was pretty good. Read More
Alisha Soemo
Rating: 4 stars
06/17/2020
I need this for my sister’s bridal shower. She loved it and now asks for me to make it frequently. I tried the idea in one of the comments with the Pomegranate White tea. Delish and great iced for the summer! Read More
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