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Tea · From Bladwijzer

Rose hip tea with apple and cinnamon

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: ± 1 litre (4 cups)
• Time: 10 min + 15 min steeping
• From: Sweet-briar

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp dried, deseeded rose hips (or 10 fresh, halved and deseeded)
• 1 litre water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• peel of ½ unwaxed apple (or 1 tbsp dried apple slices)
• honey to taste

Method

1. Lightly crush the dried hips in a mortar or with the back of a spoon.
2. Put them in a pan with the water, the cinnamon stick and the apple peel and bring to the boil.
3. Leave to steep gently for 15 minutes with the lid on.
4. Pour the tea through a fine cloth or coffee filter so that all the hairs stay behind.
5. Sweeten to taste with a little honey.

Storing: Drink the tea warm or keep it for a day in the fridge. Dried hips keep for a year in a closed jar.