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Personalised tea bags

Name: Personalised tea bags
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes about 150g tea (30-40 bags)
Ingredients: 125g black loose-leaf tea; Mix-and-match tea flavourings:; Ground cinnamon or crushed cinnamon sticks; rose petals; dried orange zest; cardamom pods; star anise; fennel seeds; black, white or pink peppercorns; nutmeg; dried ginger pieces; You’ll also need…; Empty loose-leaf tea bags (available at https://www.amazon.co.ukmazon.co.uk)

By: Georgina Hayden

Published: 19 Dec 19
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Looking for a Christmas gift with a difference? Try personalising tea bags and packing into a vintage tin; it only takes 20 minutes and the bags will last for up to 6 months.

For more Christmas gift ideas, take a look at our edible gift collection.

Easy
November 2019

Test kitchen approved

Makes about 150g tea (30-40 bags)
Hands-on time 20 min

Looking for a Christmas gift with a difference? Try personalising tea bags and packing into a vintage tin; it only takes 20 minutes and the bags will last for up to 6 months.

For more Christmas gift ideas, take a look at our edible gift collection.

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Ingredients

125g black loose-leaf tea

Mix-and-match tea flavourings:

Ground cinnamon or crushed cinnamon sticks; rose petals; dried orange zest; cardamom pods; star anise; fennel seeds; black, white or pink peppercorns; nutmeg; dried ginger pieces

You’ll also need…

Empty loose-leaf tea bags (available at amazon.co.uk)

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Method

In a bowl, mix the tea with about 2 tbsp of your chosen flavouring (or if they’re large pieces like star anise, add one per tea bag). Spoon 1 tbsp flavoured tea into each bag, tying as you go (see Store/Wrap).