I have been drinking te de canela, or cinnamon tea, since I was a kid. My mother always made it for us when we had a sore throat, a fever or just because. This cinnamon tea can be sweetened with honey, sugar, or piloncillo, which is Mexican brown sugar, and we often added a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. As adults the tea is spiked with pure cane alcohol, which is very common amongst Hispanic people.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups water
- 1.5 sticks cinnamon , broken into pieces
- sweetener , optional
- 0.5 teaspoons lemon juice , optional
Instructions
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Place water and cinnamon sticks in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain tea and pour into a cup; add sweetener and lemon juice as desired.
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