Apple Cider Tea Mocktail

I know my daughter is coming down with something when she grabs her blanket and her baby and lays on my lap.  My first instinct, after giving her a big hug, was to put my hand on her head to check for a fever.  Mom’s intuition was right, she felt a little hot.  She told me she was thirsty but she didn’t want the usual drinks so I decided I would make her something special that the entire family could enjoy, an apple cider tea mocktail.

 

I’ve been working a lot lately so I didn’t have any of the ingredients on hand, unless you count water.  At this point my daughter had migrated her way to her dad’s laps (aren’t laps the best when you’re sick) and I decided to head out to Walmart and pick up the ingredients for our drink.

Aren’t these little trees adorable! They were right on display as I walked into Walmart (see my full shopping experience ). I think it’s a fabulous idea to give something like this instead of poinsettias for the holidays! When you’re done using it as a decorative piece, you can then plant it in your yard and hopefully watch it grow year after year.  My head started spinning with all the different ways I could use these during the holidays and then I remembered, I was there to buy ingredients for my apple cider tea mocktails!

Now running for the tea aisle because I wasted so much time thinking about what I would do with those cute little trees, I grabbed some Lipton Tea & Honey To Go packets.  These are perfect for me to throw in my purse when out and about.  I’ve also been told that Lipton Tea & Honey has pitcher sized packets which I determined to find!

By the time I came home, my daughter was ready for bed.  You know when a 3-year is asking to go “night-night,” something is wrong.  I promised her I would make her a surprise the next day but I decided to do a practice round first.  Making my mocktail was super easy to do.  Just a few simple ingredients, a little mixing and you have a warm, soothing drink for those chilly nights.

 

The next day, I made the drink for my daughter and after playing with the cinnamon stick for a while, she finally tried it.  She called it her “medicine” and said we could only drink it when she’s sick.  I have a feeling she’ll be “sick” quite a bit this winter.

Apple Cider Tea Mocktail

Ingredients:

• Apple Cider
• Lipton Tea & Honey Iced Black Tea – Lemon Flavored
• Honeycrisp apple
• Water
• Cinnamon stick

Directions:

• Simmer one part apple cider and one cinnamon stick on the stove for 10-15 minutes.
• Prepare your using hot water.
• Combine equal parts of Lipton Tea & Honey and apple cider in a glass.
• Garnish with apple slices and a cinnamon stick.