Peach Pajama Cup

Peach and vanilla make a gentle warm fruit cup without milk or tea. The water keeps it light, so ripe peach and a little time to infuse are doing most of the work. Vanilla adds fragrance but can easily overshadow a delicate fruit flavor. Slice the peach thinly and begin with the measured flavoring. This should feel softly peachy, with a familiar vanilla scent, rather than a strong imitation of a dessert drink.

Ingredients

• 6 oz Hot water
• 1/4 cup Peach slices
• 1/8 tsp Alcohol-free vanilla flavoring

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

Peach and vanilla · refreshing fluids

Using peach and vanilla turns the measured water into a drink with a mellow stone-fruit sweetness. That water still counts toward your fluid intake.

The vanilla detail

Here vanilla supplies a sweet-smelling vanilla aroma, with peach turning that familiar ingredient into a different kind of warm cup.