Date Spice Tea

Ingredients

• 1 l water
• 1 l black tea
• 400 g dried dates
• 1 tbsp cardamom pods
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 1 stick vanilla
• 6 cloves
• 0.5 tsp white pepper (ground)
• brown sugar (for sweetening)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Coarsely chop the dates and simmer them in water. Add the spices and bring to a boil. Simmer gently for about 30–50 minutes, reducing the liquid by roughly half.

2. 2.

   Pour everything through a sieve, then squeeze the dates well.

3. 3.

   Add 1 l hot but not too strong black tea and season with brown sugar.

4. 4.

   Serve as desired, garnished with finely chopped dates and one cinnamon stick in glasses.