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Two mugs of golden chamomile tea, one with orange peel, beside dried chamomile flowers and a spoon of honey on a wooden table

Chamomile Tea With Honey, Lemon and an Orange-Peel Twist

Prep
2 min
Cook
8 min
Total
10 min
Servings
2 mugs

A five-minute mug of chamomile with a strip of orange peel, honey and lemon, served hot or over ice, with what sleep trials and the NIH actually say.

Ingredients

  • 2 cupbrewed chamomile tea, from 2 tbsp dried chamomile flowers or 2 chamomile tea bags, steeped in 2 cups (475 ml) of water just off the boil
  • 1 striporange peel, about 3 inches (7 cm), white pith trimmed off, steeped with the flowers
  • 2 tsphoney, optional, 1 tsp per mug
  • 2 tsplemon juice, 1 tsp per mug

Instructions

  1. Steep the chamomile. Bring 2 cups (475 ml) of water to a boil and take it off the heat. Add the dried chamomile flowers (or the tea bags) and the strip of orange peel, cover, and steep for 5 minutes.
    Dried chamomile flowers and a strip of orange peel steeping in a glass jug of hot water
  2. Strain. Pour the tea through a fine strainer into two mugs and throw away the flowers and the peel. With tea bags, just lift them out and squeeze them gently against a spoon.
    A fine mesh strainer holding spent chamomile flowers over a white mug of golden tea
  3. Finish with honey and lemon. Stir 1 tsp of honey, if you use it, and 1 tsp of lemon juice into each mug while the tea is hot. Taste, and add a few more drops of lemon if you want it brighter.
    A white mug of chamomile tea with a spoon, a jar of honey and half a lemon on a wooden table

Notes

  • Keep the lid on while it steeps: the steam carries a lot of the apple-like smell of the flowers.
  • Five minutes gives a soft, round cup. Go to 7 or 8 minutes for a stronger one, but the orange peel turns bitter if it sits much longer, so lift it out at 5.
  • Skip the honey and each mug drops to a few calories.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving (estimated) : Calories: 25 | Total Carbohydrate: 7 g | Protein: 0 g | Total Fat: 0 g | Sodium: 3 mg

Category: Smoothies & DrinksAuthor: Karim MCuisine: American