This recipe is made interesting because of the secret ingredient: red hots candies. Red hots are those little crunchy cinnamon candies that they sell in the baking aisle. They’re usually used to decorate cookies, but in this recipe they are simmered with the rest of the ingredients until they melt. Red hots lend a little bit of spice to the hot cranberry tea. Don’t worry… it won’t be spicy hot, but rather it just adds a burst of cinnamon flavor.

Ingredients needed:

water tea bags cranberry juice frozen orange juice concentrate frozen lemonade concentrate red hots candies

How to make Hot Cranberry Tea:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

This is a fun hot beverage to serve for the fall holidays or a fall party. Enjoy!

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