My family has a tradition of going to the Festival of Lights every winter. Though we all love the lights, the highlight of the event is definitely the bonfire. We all roast marshmallows and drink Russian Tea. My husband adores Russian Tea, so we decided to make some for ourselves from a family recipe. This recipe is for instant mix. You just make a bunch and put it in an air-tight container and drink it a cup at a time, as you like. This way, everyone can make their cup to their taste preference.
How To Make Russian Tea Mix
You will need…
1 (1 lb. 2 oz.) jar Tang {be careful, we could only find it in 1lb. 4 oz. containers recently}
3/4 cup instant tea with lemon
1 1/2 cups sugar {or add more – according to taste}
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
Note: We doubled this recipe for the container shown.
Add all of the ingredients to your air-tight container, one at a time.
We picked this container up at Walmart for around $7. When the handle is up, it is not sealed.
When the handle is down, it is vacuum sealed.
Now, shake up the ingredients until mixed thoroughly.
Russian Tea is great with anything pumpkin flavored!
Russian tea is great with anything pumpkin flavored. We picked up this pumpkin roll at Walmart for $5.88. Add 1-4 tsps of Russian Tea Mix to your favorite mug filled with boiling water. The Keurig works great for this. We just run some water through it, add our Russian Tea mix and enjoy!
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My mom used to make a similar Russian tea mix, but we drank it as iced tea and I loved it
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Oh, I need to try it over ice! That sounds good!
Dawn
The tea sounds pretty good.The pumpkin roll, french fries, all the food! I’m getting hungry!!!
OMG! I am sorry but my sweet tooth is only thinking about the pumpkin roll! I need to try it! It looks so good, I will be stopping at Walmart today, hope they have it
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I won’t lie. That pumpkin roll is very good.
Dawn
What a great idea! I love a hot spiced tea but never realized how easy it would be to make it up ahead of time! yum!
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I’ve never heard of Russian tea. That pumpkin roll looks good!
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it looks good. And it has tang in it, so it has to be good. We use a LOT of tang.
and yes that pumpkin roll looks even yummier
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Looks like a perfect fall desert!
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We aren’t tea drinkers, but I love your wonderful family tradition. It’s so nice to have something your family can do together. That pumpkin roll looks delicious too!
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This sounds interesting. I’m not sure if we would like it but it’s worth a shot! It sounds easy enough!
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It is really easy. I am not sure that I had heard of it before I met my husband but he LOVES it!
Dawn
I love Russian Tea. One thing that we did different was to not add spices but use Red Hot candies instead! They melt in the hot water and give the drink a delicious cinnamon taste! If memory serves me right, my mom would put in about 3/4 cup to the mixture. She always made a ton and gave it away.
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Oooh, I should try that sometime.
Thanks for the tip!
Dawn
This sounds yummy! I think I need to make a batch so we can have it after our annual “drive-around-to-see-all-the-Christmas-lights” … thanks for sharing!
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I’d never even heard of Russian tea – I gotta hunt this down.
Love Russian tea – it makes you feel warm and cozy.
Never had Russian Tea, but the pumpkin roll looks so good that I almost licked the screen!
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LMAO!
Dawn