Frances' Famous Spiced Tea

The past couple weeks have been rather brutal in the Colyar House. Between myself, the hubby, and the girlies; it seems like everybody has gotten sick. One of our favorite remedies is my mother-in-laws Spiced Tea Mix. It's sweet, it's tart, it's spicy, and it's packed with vitamin C. Plus it's waaaayyyy simple to make. I usually make a double batch and keep it in a large container so it's always on hand during the winter months. 

To start off you will need sugar, Tang, lemonade mix, instant tea powder, pumpkin pie spice, and a lidded container of some type (although even one of my beloved Ziploc bags will work in a pinch).

Now just start layering the ingredients in your container. 

 

Once everything is all layered, put the lid on your container (or close it in some way) and give it a good shake.

Keep shaking until everything is well blended. Although because of the nature of the mix, you will see the tea's striations throughout the mix.

To drink, mix 2-3 tablespoons mix to 8 ounces of water. (It's so pretty!)

 

I like mine with a little bit of honey, however the Hubby likes his with a little rum. (He's so handsome!!!!)

 

I hope you all love this recipe as much as we do!

Here's the actual recipe

Frances' Famous Spice Tea Mix

2 cups instant tea powder

 1 20 oz container orange-flavored drink mix (e.g. Tang)

1 20 oz container powdered lemonade mix

2 cups white sugar

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1   1.   In a large bowl, combine instant tea powder, orange drink mix, lemonade powder, sugar, pumpkin pie spice. Shake to xix thoroughly. Store in a sealed jar.

2  2.    To use, mix 3 to 4 tablespoons of mix with 1 cup hot or cold water. Adjust to taste.