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Spiced pear tea
An editorial starting recipe, ready for your own taste adjustments. It has not yet been kitchen-tested by Tea Planet.
Ingredients
- 1 cup / 240 ml water
- ½ small ripe pear / about 70 g, washed, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 cardamom pod / about 0.2 g, lightly cracked
- 1 plain rooibos tea bag / about 2 g
- 1 tsp / 5 ml maple syrup, optional
Method
- Combine the water, pear and cardamom in a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle simmer.
- Cover loosely and simmer for 7 minutes. Press a few pear slices lightly with a spoon.
- Remove from the heat, add the rooibos bag and steep for 5 minutes, or follow the package.
- Remove the bag and strain into a mug. Taste before adding the optional maple syrup.
