Winter Orange Pomegranate Iced Tea

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 navel orange, sliced into 1/4-inch slices
• 3 inches stick cinnamon, broken
• 6 whole cloves
• 4 orange-flavored or black tea bags (decaffeinated, if you like)
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 2 -3 tablespoons sugar
• 12 orange wedges or chunks
• 6 lime wedges or chunks
• 6 6-inch wooden skewers
• Ice cubes

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium saucepan, combine water, orange slices, cinnamon and cloves. Bring just to boiling; remove from heat. Add tea bags. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags; discard. Strain tea mixture through a fine mesh strainer; discard orange slices and spices.

In a glass pitcher, combine strained tea mixture, orange juice, pomegranate juice and sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.

To serve: Place 2 orange wedges and 1 lime wedge onto each skewer. Serve tea in glasses filled with ice cubes. Add fruit skewers to each glass.