Make these three healthy and affordable holiday drinks to keep everyone happy and hydrated this festive season.
Note
The punch and iced tea can be enjoyed as cool beverages, or even frozen as ice lollies for a festive treat.
Holiday Spice Rooibos Tea Blend
@withlovefromthetwins Lebo and Tebo Ndala
Ingredients
4-6 Laager Cranberry & Wild Cherry Rooibos tea bags
¼ cup of cardamon pods
½ cup of whole star anise
3 cinnamon sticks
½ cup of dried orange peel
½ cup of dried rose hips
Method
In a teapot/jar, add all the spices and tea and fill it with boiling water. Leave to brew as strong as you like.
Serve with honey.
Makes 4-6 cups of tea.
Rooibos Fruit Punch
@withlovefromthetwins Lebo and Tebo Ndala
Ingredients
4 peaches, ripe
2 cups of strawberries
1 ½ cups of cranberry juice
¼ cup sugar
1 cup of ice
5 cups Laager Cranberry & Wild Cherry Rooibos Tea, strongly brewed and cooled
Mint to garnish
Method
Slice the peaches into wedges and cut the strawberries in half.
Place the peaches, strawberries and the rest of the ingredients into a pitcher and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Keep in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve.
Rooibos Pomegranate Iced Tea
@withlovefromthetwins Lebo and Tebo Ndala
Ingredients
1 cup of pomegranate juice
1 cup of cooled Laager Cranberry & Wild Cherry Rooibos tea
½ cup of Laager Cranberry & Wild Cherry Rooibos tea ice cubes (pour cooled tea into an ice tray and add pomegranate rubies if desired. Set in the freezer)
Pomegranate rubies, to serve (optional)
Method
Mix all the ingredients in a jug. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
Double or treble the quantities for a bigger batch.
The Laager Cranberry & Wild Cherry Rooibos is available at most Checkers, Spar and Pick n Pay stores, as well as on the Joekels online store: www.joekels.co.za
Images: Supplied by Laager Rooibos
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