Spiced Sweet Tea

• 12 cups water
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 12 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 12-34 cup sugar (3/4 cup for very sweet)
• 8 teabags black tea (I use decaf black tea)
• half-and-half cream (1 tbsp. per cup of tea-I use almond milk)

1. In a large pot, bring 12 cups of water to a boil and then reduce to a low simmer.
2. Add cinnamon sticks and pumpkin pie spice and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Turn off the heat, remove the cinnamon sticks and steep teabags in the hot water for 7 minutes.
4. Remove the teabags and add the sugar.
5. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
6. Ladle the tea into mugs and add 1 tablespoons half and half(or almond milk) per mug.
7. Stir and serve with a cinnamon stick and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
8. Cold:.
9. Repeat steps 1-4 from the Hot instructions(through stirring in sugar).
10. Let the tea cool to room temperature and then pour it into a large pitcher to store in the refrigerator overnight.
11. Serve black or with 1 tablespoons half and half and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
12. Enjoy!

water, cinnamon sticks, pumpkin pie spice, sugar, black tea, cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-sweet-tea-506632 (may not work)