Apple Cranberry Cozy Cup

Apple gives cranberry a familiar sweetness, while cranberry makes the apple feel brighter and a little less soft. Hot water turns the juices into a lighter evening cup. Stir them together and taste once the drink is comfortable to sip. A sweetened cranberry blend will behave differently from pure juice, so check what you’re using. The balance is most pleasant when you can still recognize the cranberry’s tart finish beneath the apple.

Ingredients

• 6 oz Hot water
• 2 oz Apple juice
• 2 oz Cranberry juice

Make it

1. Add the tea or fruit and spices to a heatproof mug or small saucepan.
2. Pour in the hot water. Steep tea for the time on its packet, or gently simmer fruit for 3–5 minutes.
3. Remove tea bags. Strain if you prefer, add any optional sweetener, and sip while comfortably warm.

Benefits

Apple juice and cranberry · refreshing fluids

There’s 6 oz of water behind the apple juice and cranberry in this recipe: everyday hydration with a familiar orchard flavor, rather than another plain glass.

Apple juice beside cranberry

Using 2 oz of apple juice adds a familiar orchard flavor to the warm cranberry, bringing aroma as well as taste to this combination.