Fig Mint Quiet Hearth

Ripe fig gives peppermint a mellow, jam-like fruit note, while a tiny pinch of cardamom adds another layer of aroma. Remove the fig stem and mash the flesh gently into the tea. Straining makes the cup smoother if you don't enjoy the seeds. Keep the cardamom small so it doesn't compete with the mint. This is an unusual but gentle evening combination, with a cooler first impression and a softer, dried-fruit-like finish as the fig flavor comes through.

Ingredients

• 1 tea bag Peppermint tea
• 6 oz Water
• 1 fruit Ripe fig, stem removed
• 1 tiny pinch Ground cardamom

Make it

1. Prepare any fruit as listed, removing stones, cores and hard stems.
2. Brew the tea in the measured water according to its packet, then remove the bag.
3. Whisk any nut or seed butter into a spoonful of the hot tea first. Add it back with the fruit, juice, spices or other listed flavorings. Warm gently in a small pan for 3–4 minutes if needed to soften fruit; do not boil.
4. Strain if preferred, removing whole peel, herb or ginger pieces. Serve at a comfortable drinking temperature.

Benefits

Peppermint · caffeine-free with fig and cardamom

With fig and cardamom beside peppermint, you can enjoy a cool mint fragrance while keeping caffeine out of this recipe.

Fig · a reason to linger

Warm fig with peppermint and cardamom and you get a rounded, honeyed fruit flavor in a cup made for small, comfortably warm sips.