Holiday Winter Tea Blend

a mother and child drinking tea by the fireplace
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Prep Time

10 minutes

Yield

5 cups dried tea blend

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dried peppermint
  • 1 cup dried lemon balm
  • 1 cup cocoa nibs
  • 1⁄2 cup evergreen needles (pine, fir, spruce, or hemlock) or 1⁄4 cup dried rosemary
  • 1⁄4 cup dried rose petals
  • 1⁄8 cup dried vanilla bean, snipped into pieces

Directions

Preparation

  1. Combine herbs thoroughly.
  2. Divide and store in little brown bags or glass jars with brewing directions.

Brewing

  1. Steep 1 heaping teaspoon per 8 ounces of hot water for 20 minutes, then strain.

Notes

  • Use only food-grade, unsprayed, dried herbs.