| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Inactive: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr 30 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- Skin and core of 1 pineapple, plus pineapple wedges, for serving
- 5 whole allspice berries
- 2 pieces star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 black tea bags, such as Lipton
Instructions
- Combine the pineapple skin and core, allspice berries, star anise, cinnamon and 6 cups water in a 4-quart saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Remove from the heat and add the tea bags; let the tea bags steep for at least 20 minutes and up to 6 hours. Strain the pineapple tea and cool completely. Serve over ice with pineapple wedges.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 18 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 4 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
Reviews
If you like tiki drinks, this tea is great. I used frozen pineapple chunks instead of ice cubes for extra pineapple flavor. If you ever buy a fresh pineapple, you should make this tea as there’s lots of scraps from cutting it up and it would be a shame to waste.