Orange Peel Tea

In a cold winter afternoon, what’s more comforting than a cup of freshly brewed hot tea with citrus fragrance? Use a leftover orange peel as a natural tea filter, listen to the tea drops, enjoy the aromas from the tea, the orange, and the sunshine. Hope you enjoy this easy and healthy orange peel tea, and have a warm, relaxing, and delightful afternoon!

Is orange peel good for you?

Yes! Orange peel contains more fiber and Vitamin C than the flesh. It’s also rich in  provitamin A, polyphenols, folate, vitamin B6, and calcium.

Studies have found that orange peel is able to lower high blood pressure and cholesterol. Dried orange peel can be a healthy snack for you, if you want to improve your digestive system, strengthen respiratory system, or just boost your overall health. 

Here, I have another amazing snack recipe for you, if you’d like to eat more orange peels:

• Orange Chocolate Chips
• Yuzu Salt

As someone who has seasonal allergies in the winter, freshly brewed hot orange tea is my unbeatable cold weather comforting drink.

After nibbling an orange after lunch, I knew I had to do something with the refreshing smelling orange peel. Meanwhile, Mr He was boiling some hot water for his afternoon tea. And I decided to use the orange peel as my tea filter today.

This warm and refreshing tea was just so easy, fun, and environmentally friendly to make! I’m so happy that I gave it a try.

Hope you will also enjoy it on a cold but sunny winter afternoon.

Ingredients:

• 1 large orange
• 2 tsp tea leaves of your choice (I used Da Hong Pao tea, you can also use oolong, black tea, or green tea).
• 8 oz boiling water
• 1 tsp honey (optional)

Instructions:

1. Wash an orange. Cut 1 inch off the top of the orange. Scoop out the fruit, either save it or eat it.

2. Use a toothpick to pierce about 20 holes on the bottom of the orange peel.

3. Put the orange peel into a v shape cup, so that the orange peel can stuck in the middle of the cup. Add 2 tsp of tea leaves into the orange peel. Add 1 tsp of honey if you want your tea sweet.

4. Pour boiling water slowly over the tea leaves until the orange peel container is filled up. Wait for the hot water to drip through the orange peel. Fill up the orange peel container with boiling water for 3 to 4 times. I used 8 oz of water for total.

5. Dispose the orange peel and tea leaves. Enjoy the tea.

Orange peel tea

Ms Shi & Mr He

In a cold winter afternoon, what's more comforting than a cup of freshly brewed hot tea with citrus fragrance? Use a leftover orange peel as a natural tea filter, listen to the tea drops, enjoy the aromas from tea, orange, and sunshine. Hope you a warm, relaxing, and delightful afternoon!

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Resting Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 1 cup of tea

Calories 100 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 large orange
• 2 tsp tea leaves of your choice I used Da Hong Pao tea
• 8 oz boiling water
• 1 tsp honey optional

Instructions

 

• Wash an orange;
• Cut 1 inch off the top of the orange.
• Scoop out the fruit, either save it or eat it.
• Use a toothpick to pierce about 20 holes on the bottom of the orange peel.
• Put the orange peel into a v shape cup, so that the orange peel can stuck in the middle of the cup.
• Add 2 tsp of tea leaves into the orange peel. Add 1 tsp of honey if you want your tea sweet.
• Pour boiling water slowly over the tea leaves until the orange peel container is filled up. Wait for the hot water to drip through the orange peel. Fill up the orange peel container with boiling water for 3 to 4 times. I used 8 oz of water for total.
• Dispose the orange peel and tea leaves. Enjoy the tea.

Video

Keyword drink, easy, fruit, healthy, tea, Vegan