23 spiced tea recipes

A tasty spiced tea made with cinnamon, ground cloves and orange drink mix.

Hot spiced pineapple tea simmered with cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, and fresh lemon. A caffeine-free holiday warm-up with tropical sweetness.

A traditional English fruit loaf where dried fruit soaks overnight in hot tea, then bakes low and slow with self-rising flour, mixed spice, nutmeg, and marmalade. No butter needed. Keeps brilliantly.

A recipe for a traditional Irish bread. Barm Brack (Traditional Irish Bread - Báirín breac) One translation would be Speckled Bread.

Tea smoked duck marinated in soy sauce, Szechuan peppercorns, and five-spice powder, then slow-smoked with Chinese black tea and hickory chips. Served with plum sauce, scallions, and mandarin pancakes.

Why buy prepacked taco seasoning when it is easy to make from scratch. If you purchase the spices at a bulk store it is also very very inexpensive to make. As a bonus you can control the salt. Commercial mixes have way too much salt for my tastes.

Store bought chili powder lacks authentic flavor. We like to make our own homemade chili powder which adds a tremendous boost to Chili, Tex-Mex or Mexican recipes.

There is no need to purchase the ready-made packet. Here's a quick and easy homemade Taco seasoning mix.

Vegan winter squash and apple soup with butternut squash, sweet potato, apples, and a Chinese five-spice kick. Eight ingredients, naturally creamy, perfect fall comfort food.

Spicy brisket needs just two things: a beef brisket and your favorite barbecue sauce. Baked low and slow until fork-tender, then piled into warm flour tortillas for an easy Tex-Mex dinner.

Braised Pork, served with bunya nut, Australian rice grass and dusted with Lemon Myrtle.

Tasmanian Salmon drizzled with a dressing made with Alpine Pepper and soy sauce.

Chana dhal vada, crispy South Asian lentil fritters made from coarsely ground split chickpeas spiced with chili, curry leaves, and chat masala, then deep-fried golden. A vegan tea-time snack with chutney.

Cranberry tea punch with spiced black tea, cranberry juice, orange juice, and lemon juice served over ice. A big-batch party drink with warm cinnamon and clove notes.

Honey apple tea simmers black tea with apple juice and honey for a warming spiced-cider-meets-tea drink. Perfect for cold afternoons, after-school snacks, and holiday gatherings. Ready in 20 minutes.

A multi-day Sichuan duck project: dry-rubbed with toasted spiced salt, air-dried overnight, steamed, battered, and deep-fried to shattering crispness. Includes a tea-smoked variation. Worth every step.