Sunday farmers markets are overflowing with the most delicious apples. Beyond filling my bag with honeycrisps (seriously, add them to your shopping list), I always leave a little room for a bottle of fresh pressed apple cider that hardly ever makes it home completely full.
While paging through Ms. Martha Stewart's October issue of MS Living, I was instantly drawn to a tea-infused applelicious tip. The crafty writers recommended steeping your tea (their choice: earl grey) in piping hot apple cider for a unique steep. Doesn't that sound just splendid? I'm tempted to infuse a masala chai for a sweet and spicy sip.
Don't forget to serve it in a glass cup to truly appreciate the pretty shade of tea-infused cider. And if you happen to be sipping it under an apple tree, well, then you just brought my daydream to life.
instagram photo of tea & cider feature in MS Living October 2011
I agree! This looks delicious and I can't wait to try it. I want to plan a trip to go apple picking somewhere soon so I can get fresh-from-the-orchard cider.
Posted by: Kristin Appenbrink | September 22, 2011 at 01:17 PM
I know. Apple picking needs to happen this fall. I've been adding fresh cranberries and apple slices to black tea to give it some fall flavor. But fresh pressed cider post picking would be amazing. Until that happens, I'll keep skipping over to the farmers market for cider pressed that morning.
Posted by: alexis | September 23, 2011 at 10:26 AM
What a fun idea! We've got an orchard not to terribly far away that grows Honeycrisp apples (Yum!). They also provide fresh, chilled apple cider. I had never thought to heat the cider and use it to steep tea; I'll have to give it a try :)
Posted by: A Girl With Tea | September 30, 2011 at 09:08 PM