Agavesweetenedorangetea Recipes

AGAVE-SWEETENED ORANGE TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine 6 cups cold water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately add the tea bags, orange juice, lemon juice and agave nectar. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid, allow the tea to cool and remove the tea bags with a slotted spoon. Do not squeeze bags; it makes tea bitter. Pour into a 1 gallon container, topping with the additional 6 cups cold water; stir.
• To serve, ladle into tall glasses filled with ice and garnish with orange wedges or mint springs.

AGAVE-SWEETENED LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Whisk water, 3/4 cup agave nectar, cornstarch, flour, zest and juice from 2 1/2 lemons, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil just until lemon mixture coats a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir butter into lemon mixture until melted; remove saucepan from heat.
• Whisk 1/2 cup lemon mixture with the egg yolks in a bowl to temper the yolks. Return saucepan to medium-low heat and slowly whisk tempered egg yolks into remaining lemon mixture until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Spoon lemon mixture into pie crust.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice in a clean bowl using an electric mixer until soft peaks form; add 2 tablespoons agave nectar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spoon egg white mixture on top of lemon mixture, making sure to completely cover the lemon mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes.

AGAVE-SWEETENED ORANGE-ORANGE PEKOE TEA

Steps:

• • In a stockpot, combine the water and cinnamon sticks and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately add the tea bags, orange juice, lemon juice, and agave nectar. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
• • Remove the lid, allow the tea to cool, and remove the tea bags with a slotted spoon.
• • To serve, ladle into pint-size canning jars filled with ice and garnish with orange wedges.

AGAVE-ORANGE MARYS

Steps:

• Combine tomato juice, orange juice, agave, horseradish and celery salt in large pitcher stir until well blended. Season to taste with hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce and black pepper. Serve over ice in tall glasses. Garnish with celery sticks, if desired.

AGAVE-SWEETENED LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Whisk water, 3/4 cup agave nectar, cornstarch, flour, zest and juice from 2 1/2 lemons, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil just until lemon mixture coats a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir butter into lemon mixture until melted; remove saucepan from heat.
• Whisk 1/2 cup lemon mixture with the egg yolks in a bowl to temper the yolks. Return saucepan to medium-low heat and slowly whisk tempered egg yolks into remaining lemon mixture until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Spoon lemon mixture into pie crust.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice in a clean bowl using an electric mixer until soft peaks form; add 2 tablespoons agave nectar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spoon egg white mixture on top of lemon mixture, making sure to completely cover the lemon mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes.

ORANGE MINT TEA

Steps:

• Boil sugar, water and grated orange rind together for five minutes.
• Remove from heat and add crushed mint leaves; cool and strain.
• Combine brewed tea and orange juice.
• Half fill glasses with crushed ice, add tea and sweeten with mint syrup.