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Jessica Simms
Consumers that are looking for a healthier alternative to soda pop may be interested in trying
their hand at making fruit infused teas.
Fruit tea has a wider range of flavors that may be more suitable to those who don’t find the bitter taste of most teas appealing.
By using fruit, the beverage is still kept healthy and in some ways, may even gain additional health benefits depending on what ingredients are used to flavor the tea.
Making fruit infused tea at home is incredibly simple. In fact, the popularity of fruit infused tea has caused tons of great infusing products to be placed on the market. Some of these can even be used to infuse tea while on the go. For those wanting to make the best tea though, there are a lot of things to consider.
To begin, you can use any type of tea variety you wish when infusing fruit. There are three ways to infuse your tea depending on your preferences; you can either use fresh fruit, fruit juice, or dried fruit, which will alter the tea’s flavor.
To get the most flavorful beverage, try to pick a fresh batch of fruit, preferably ones that are in season or can be obtained at your local farmers’ market. Once you have your fruit, brew your tea according to the directions on the packet. Once the tea is brewed, you can pour in the juice; the amount you pour in will vary based on your tastes.
If you are using dried fruit, then you can simply steep it along with your tea leaves. Fresh chopped fruit, on the other hand, will need to be placed in the tea after it is made to diffuse the flavor of the fruit. When using fresh fruit, you may wish to try a couple of cups throughout the day to find your perfect level of fruitiness.
There are a ton of fruit blends to try but to make it easy; we recommend these ten great recipes. Each tea only takes two grams to make per eight-ounce cup.
This is a black tea blend containing cloves, cinnamon, and, hibiscus. The tea takes three to five minutes to brew per eight-ounce cup.
This is a green rooibos and black tea that uses organic lemon peel and lemon myrtle. It takes between three to five minutes to make and is perfect for a citrus lover.
This is an herb-based tea blend that contains rosehips, chamomile orange peel, lemon peel, and lemon myrtle. It needs to be steeped between five to seven minutes and is a great bedtime beverage.
This is a black tea blend that uses ginger root, black pepper, and peach flavoring. It only needs to be steeped for three to five minutes.
This is a green tea blend with cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and orange peel. It takes two to three to brew and has a unique blend of bitter and sweet flavoring.
This is a flavorful combination that uses apples, cranberries, cinnamon, rosehips, lemon peel, orange peel, and calendula flowers. The tea needs to be brewed for five to seven minutes.
This is a black tea base with cinnamon, apples, and safflower. The blend will need to be brewed for three to five minutes.
This blend is made with black tea with hibiscus, strawberry, and rose petals. This blend needs to be brewed for three to five minutes.
A green tea base with chamomile, carob, calendula flower, and safflower. This blend needs to be brewed between two to three minutes.
With the many benefits of normal tea, it is no surprise that dried fruit tea only helps to make your beverage even healthier. The fruit itself is backed with tons of vitamins that help the body to stay healthy. Health physicians have praised fruit for being a healthy food group for years, and fruit tea is no different.
Fruit tea is known to have a larger serving of fiber, which can be great for digestive health. Proper amounts of fiber intake ensure that the digestive tract can properly process the food you eat throughout the day.
Dried fruit has also been found to contain polyphenols. Polyphenols which have been noted to lower blood pressure levels, prevent heart disease and even battle against cancer. Many fruits also contain vitamin C, which will help with boosting the immune system, although it is reduced in dried fruit.
Finally, dried fruit also contains antioxidants, which have a variety of health benefits, such as helping with blood flow. On the dietary side of things, fruit tea can also be a great way to keep yourself from drinking calorie-loaded beverages.
There are tons of differences between herbal, fruit, and regular varieties of tea. To begin with, flavoring will be affected by adding or removing any of these ingredients from your beverage. For those who like the base taste of tea, fruit and herbs will taint the taste.
Fruit teas are infused with fruits, which come with their own variety of health benefits, like listed above. Herbal teas have long been popular for treating a variety of health issues, including anxiety and insomnia.
When looking at what type of tea to buy, you should look into the flavors, you’re interested in and the health benefits you want from your beverage. Herbal teas are more likely to help soothe your stomach, while fruit teas are better for those who hate drinking unsweetened beverages.
You should also keep in mind that every variety and combination of tea will come with different brewing times.
Dried Fruit: Good of Bad?
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/dried-fruit-good-or-bad