Got Apple Peels? Make Tea!

Emily Han
Emily Han
Emily Han is a Los Angeles-based recipe developer, educator, herbalist, and author of Wild Drinks & Cocktails and co-author of Wild Remedies. For recipes and classes, check out her personal site.
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Do you have leftover apple peels from making sauce, pie, and other seasonal

apple dishes

This is technically a tisane rather than a tea, although you could add apple peels to a cup of black or green tea. What we do is forgo the tea leaves and simply simmer a handful of organic apple peels in a saucepan of water for 5-10 minutes.

Your kitchen will smell amazing, and the drink has the delicate flavor of apples and any other whole spices you add, such as a cinnamon stick, cardamom, or cloves. Honey and lemon are also good additions. Red apple peels impart a lovely shade of pink, but any peels are tasty.

If you live someplace where fall weather hasn’t quite arrived and you can’t imagine drinking hot tea (ahem, Los Angeles, we’re looking at you!), this is also delicious chilled.

Related: 5 Good Uses For Your Apple Peels

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