Spiced Tea for Coquito

Tea for coquito is inside of a glass cup with a gray and blue background, spices, and Puerto Rican flags.

Learn how to make spiced tea for coquito. A Puerto Rican drink recipe made with coconut and served during the holidays. This tea recipe is used for drinks, desserts, and more.

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Latin, Puerto Rican

Keyword: allspice, cinnamon, coquito, Puerto Rican tea, spiced tea, star anise, tea

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 8

Cool Time: 1

Total Time: 1 10

Servings: cup

Calories:

Author: Neyssa

Cost: 2

Equipment

1 stove to boil tea
1 strainer or cheesecloth

Ingredients

2 cups water
4 cinnamon sticks
10 whole cloves
2 whole star anise
8 whole allspice
½ teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
1 pinch salt optional

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Instructions

Bring all ingredients to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat, and once tea cools slightly, pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth and re