Fresh homemade linden flower & leaves tea with apple chips, topped with gentle cinnamon infusion. Easy, from scratch everyday tea (with anti-inflammatory properties) to kick-start your day.
When I was growing up, my grandma used to make homemade tea with ingredients she’d gather and dry over the summer. Store-bought tea bags were a rarity back then—everyone pretty much made their own. During the ‘hunger years,’ as she called World War II, she’d pour linden tea over some bread, add a bit of white brine cheese and sugar, and that was her breakfast. She always said, “Drink your tea—it’s good for you.”
This recipe’s been passed down through generations in our family. It’s gentle and soft, with a slightly sharp kick from the rosehip fruit—healthy and delicious all at once. We love making fresh homemade tea at the weekends. It’s warm and comforting, and even the kids enjoy it. Most of the ingredients you can find in food shops, herbalists, or online. Some you can even make yourself, like homemade apple chips.
HOW TO MAKE APPLE CINNAMON LINDEN TEA AT HOME (tips)
- Blend linden leaves and linden flower to create a smoother, softer touch.
- Use clean herbs from well known source that guarantees their high quality.
- Dry out apple chips at home if possible – gives you a chance to choose from apple variety and flavor.
- Use cinnamon powder instead of cinnamon sticks if needed
- Let tea brew for at least 10 minutes before consumption.
SUBSTITUTION IDEAS
If you wish to make this tea at home, but cannot find some of the ingredients where you live, fear not, substitutions are always possible. For example, you can use all of the below to make you customized homemade tea, simply follow the preparation instructions and you will end up with lovely fresh homemade tea for the family:
- Lemon chips, instead of apple chips
- Orange chips, instead of apple chips
- Cinnamon, powdered
- Anise flowers, dried
Fresh Homemade Apple Cinnamon Linden Tea Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup = 200 ml
- 50 g linden flower & leafs
- 30 g apple chips
- 10 g dried rosehip fruit
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 500 ml water boiling
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into large glass tea kettle (may be with removable infuser). Then heat water until boiling (we use electric kettle at home – makes life so much easier) and pour into the glass tea kettle.
- Let it brew for 15 minutes until all ingredients release their maximum flavor. Then filter (if needed) tea through disposable tea filter bag and pour into tea cups. Enjoy in good company.
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