I decided to make some spiced tea and cocoa mix gift jars this year for some special friends. I love these kinds of projects! This isn’t the first time I’ve shared this type of project. You’ll find more inspiration at these links for spice tea gift jars, another cute jar here, and some festive cocoa jars.
The recipe I use for the spiced tea mix is one that my Mom gave me.
1 Cup Instant Tea (unsweetened)
2 Cups Tang
1 Cup Lemonade Mix (Countrytime, etc)
1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl or large sealing bag; mix well.
Serve 2 TBS mix in a mug of hot water. Mmmmmm, good!
Some people use lemon flavored tea mix instead of individual tea and lemonade mix, but I don't care for lemon flavored tea mixes, so I stick with Mom's recipe. Some recipes call for added sugar as well, but I don’t find it necessary.
Totally forgot about this great recipe. Thanks for the reminder and packaging ideas.
Merry Christmas, Anna!
Posted by: Mel | December 24, 2017 at 08:32 AM
Anna, no one does a pretty jar like you can!
Adorable gift jars.
Merry Christmas to you!
Posted by: Jan Elmore | December 24, 2017 at 06:17 AM
We called this “Russian Tea” when I was a kid. Absolutely love this stuff! Your friends will enjoy their sweet gifts!!
Posted by: Diane | December 24, 2017 at 05:56 AM
Yummm!
Posted by: Jennifer K | December 24, 2017 at 05:27 AM