How to Make Homemade Passion Tea
- 1). Measure the tea leaves. Use 1 tbsp. of fresh passionflower or 1 tsp. of dried passionflower. Place the herbs in the tea strainer. Place the tea strainer in the cup.
- 2). Fill the kettle with cold water. Use 1 cup of water for each serving of tea. Set the kettle on the burner at the highest setting. When the water boils, it is ready. For optimal flavor, it is best if the water is boiling, not just hot, when it makes contact with the tea leaves.
- 3). Pour the boiling water over the tea strainer in the cup. Allow the tea to steep for at least three minutes and up to 10 minutes. Because passionflower contains no tannic acid, which is the component of some plants that makes tea taste bitter, you can steep it as long as you would like. However, the taste will be best when you steep the tea between three and 10 minutes.
- 4). Remove the tea strainer from the cup. Add 2 tbsp. of sugar to the tea and mix with the spoon. It is important to add the sugar after the tea is done steeping because the sugar can clog the tea strainer and make the tea weak.
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