Best 20 Cranberry Tea Recipes

FRESH CRANBERRY SPICED TEA

Steps:

• Place the cranberries and water into a large pot. Bring to a boil and cook just until the berries pop, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand at room temperature until cold, several hours.
• Strain out the cranberries and stir the orange juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice and sugar into the liquid. Add the cinnamon stick, whole cloves and allspice berries. Bring to a low boil. It is ready to serve at this point, but it is even better if you allow it to sit overnight.

CRANBERRY TEA

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. saucepan, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove cinnamon and cloves. , To serve, mix 1 cup concentrate and 2 cups water; heat through. Store concentrate in a covered container in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, pour the boiling water over the tea bags. Steep 5 minutes; remove the tea bags and discard.
• Stir in the lemon juice and Sweet'N Low until the Sweet'N Low dissolves. Mix in the cold water and orange juice.
• Refrigerate until well chilled.
• Pour over ice in tall glasses.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE TEA RING

Steps:

• Combine warm water and yeast in a large bowl; stir to dissolve. Add warm milk, egg, marmalade, and butter. Stir to combine.
• Mix flour, oats, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to yeast mixture and stir until moistened. Knead dough until smooth and elastic, 6 to 8 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat both sides. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine cranberries, brown sugar, and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until cranberries begin to soften, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in walnuts, butter, and lemon juice. Let cool.
• Punch dough down. Roll dough into a 10x20-inch rectangle on a floured surface.
• Whisk egg white and water together. Brush lightly over the dough. Spread cranberry filling over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border on all sides. Roll up tightly, starting from a long edge. Seal edges and cut off any tapered sides with no filling.
• Transfer roll to a large square baking sheet. Join ends together to form a ring. Use sharp kitchen shears to make cuts at 1-inch intervals, cutting 2/3 of the way through the dough. Twist each slice gently to expose the swirled filling. Gently shape dough into a perfect ring. Cover and let rise until doubled, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 20 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Let cool completely.
• Stir powdered sugar and orange juice concentrate together in a small bowl. Add enough water to reach a glaze-like consistency. Drizzle glaze over tea ring. Allow glaze to set before slicing.

CRANBERRY AND ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Use a vegetable peeler to peel the rind from the orange. Use a small sharp knife to remove the white pith from the rind.
• Place the rind and tea bags in a large heatproof jug. Pour over the water. Set aside for 20 minutes to infuse.
• Remove the tea bags and rind, and discard. Add the cranberry juice and sugar to the jug, and stir to combine.
• Cut half the orange flesh into small pieces and divide among 2 ice cube trays. Pour the tea mixture among the trays. Place in the freezer overnight. Cover the remaining tea mixture with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to chill.
• Remove the ice cubes from the trays and place in a serving jug. Pour over the tea mixture and serve.
• Time plan tip: Prepare this recipe to the end of step 4 up to 1 day ahead. Continue from step 5 just before serving. Picnic tip: Divide the ice cubes and tea among airtight bottles or jugs. Transport in your esky.

HOT CRANBERRY TEA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the water, cranberries and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until berries pop, stirring occasionally., Remove from the heat. Discard cinnamon. Strain cranberry mixture through a cheesecloth-lined colander. Return to Dutch oven. Stir in the sugar, orange juice and lemon juice; heat through. Serve warm.

ICED CRANBERRY-MINT TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water, mint and sugar to a boil. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Cover and steep for 15 minutes., Discard tea bags. Cover and let stand 45 minutes longer. Strain and discard mint leaves. Stir the cranberry and lemon juices into tea. Serve over ice with lemon slices if desired.

CRANBERRY ORANGE TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325° F. In small bowl, toss cranberries and 1 teaspoon flour; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat margarine and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended. Beat in egg, sour cream, orange peel and orange extract until smooth.
• Beat in 2 cups flour, the baking soda and salt on low speed until well blended. Stir in cranberry mixture. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until bottoms are light golden. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Sprinkle tops with powdered sugar. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE-WALNUT TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter nine 4-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pans; dust with flour, tapping out excess. Combine cream, orange juice, and vanilla in a small bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, orange zest, and sugar until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with 2 batches of cream mixture; beat until combined. Gently fold in cranberries and walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly among prepared pans; smooth tops with an offset spatula. Place pans on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until cakes are golden and a cake tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer pans to wire racks to cool 15 minutes. Turn out cakes onto racks to cool completely.

CRANBERRY ORANGE TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Combine flour, dried cranberries, sugar and baking powder in large mixing bowl.
• In separate bowl, mix together remaining ingredients. Blend applesauce mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Spoon batter into greased loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F 45-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing loaf to cool completely on wire rack.

CRANBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil and flour an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan. Spread oats on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until golden brown and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Place in a large bowl; stir in flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom.
• In a separate bowl, stir together yogurt, oil, and eggs; whisk until combined. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the liquid ingredients; stir until just combined. Fold in cranberries and ginger.
• Spoon mixture into the prepared pan and smooth top with a rubber spatula. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of the loaf comes out just clean, about 50 minutes. Check the loaf after 30 minutes and tent with aluminum foil if browning too quickly. Cool 10 minutes in the pan, and then run a metal spatula around edges and invert loaf onto a rack. Turn right side up to cool completely before slicing.

CRANBERRY ORANGE TEA

Steps:

• Steep the tea bags in boiling water for about 5 minutes.
• Add the sugar and stir to disssolve.
• Add the hot cranberry juice and serve warm in mugs garnished with orange wedges or chill and serve over ice.

CRANBERRY-MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• Heat cranberry juice cocktail to boiling in 2-quart saucepan. Pour over tea bags and mint in 2-quart glass measuring cup or heatproof pitcher. Let steep 5 to 10 minutes.
• Strain tea mixture. Stir in sugar. Serve tea over ice. Add more sugar if desired.

CRANBERRY AND PUMPKIN PIE SPICE TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add yolks and egg 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in almonds and vanilla.
• Mix fresh cranberries and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in small bowl. Let stand 5 minutes. Combine flour and spice in medium bowl.
• Stir fresh and dried cranberries into butter mixture. Add flour mixture and stir until well combined. Spoon batter into ungreased 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Smooth top. Bake until top of cake is golden and dry and center of cake is firm, about 55 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely.
• To serve, sift powdered sugar over top of cake. Remove rim from pan and transfer cake to platter.

CRANBERRY TEA HOT PUNCH

Steps:

• Make strong tea with 8 teabags and 4 cups of boiling water.
• Add cranberry juice, apple cider and spices.
• Simmer gently for 5 mins with lid on pot.
• Add sugar.
• Stir until the sugar dissolves.
• Remove cloves and cinnamon stick.
• Serve in mugs with a cinnamon stick in each.
• Garnish with orange slices.

CRANBERRY TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir cranberry juice, pineapple juice, tea, and orange juice concentrate in a large punch bowl until orange juice is dissolved. Top with ginger ale until bowl is filled. Scoop orange sherbet into punch before serving.

CRANBERRY-RASPBERRY TEA

Steps:

• Mix tea and cranberry-raspberry drink.
• Serve over ice.
• Garnish with mint.

CRANBERRY-LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray; sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar in each pan.
• In small bowl, toss 2 tablespoons of the cake mix with cranberries. In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in cranberries. Divide batter evenly between pans.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk and lemon juice until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Pour glaze over bread, allowing some to drizzle down sides. Sprinkle with lemon peel.

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring cranberries and 4 cups water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 4 minutes or until berries pop. Press through a strainer; discard skins and seeds. Juice should measure about 4-1/2 cups; set aside., In another saucepan, combine the sugar, candies, cloves and remaining water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes or until candies dissolve. Strain and discard cloves. Stir in the orange juice concentrate, lemon juice and reserved cranberry juice. Serve hot or chilled.

CRANBERRY ORANGE TEA BREAD (SUGAR-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 9x5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together orange juice, milk, oil, eggs, zest and vanilla. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, Splenda, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nuts and cranberries. Stir; make a well and add the liquid mixture, stirring just until blended.
• Spoon into prepared pan and smooth.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out dry.
• While bread is baking prepare Glaze: Combine orange juice and Splenda in a small saucepan. Place on medium heat and reduce by one half. Stir in cream cheese until melted. Brush glaze onto warm loaf immediately after removing from oven. Cool on rack for 15 minutes; then remove from pan.
• *Gift loaf variation: Makes 2-3 small loaves - fill mini loaf pans 2/3 full and bake for 30-35 minutes.