Easy Hot Cranberry Tea Recipe is a warm, cozy Christmas drink perfect for cold winter days. It smells incredible as it simmers on the stove, filling your home with the sweet scent of berries, citrus, and holiday spices.

Grandma’s Hot Cranberry Tea

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This simple tea is fun to make because everything comes together into one delicious drink. The cranberries burst as they cook, the citrus adds a fresh zing, and the spices make it feel warm and cozy – like a big Christmas hug in a mug.

Grandma’s hot cranberry tea is great for family gatherings, holiday mornings, or quiet nights by the tree. Whether you serve it to guests or enjoy it all on your own, Hot Cranberry Tea brings a little extra Christmas joy to any moment.

This tea recipe combines the tangy taste of cranberries and lemons with the sweetness of oranges. Allowing the flavors to blend takes this tea to a different level.  

Grandma knows best. Don’t you love heirloom recipes passed down through the generations? This holiday cranberry tea recipe is one of those recipes.

Have you started any winter traditions with your family? This hot spiced cranberry tea recipe is perfect for sitting by a roaring fire with your family on a cold winter day or for serving during the holiday season.

Creating special memories with your loved ones is even more important now than ever before. Family recipes are a way to pass traditions through the generations, creating magic within each family.

If you’re anything like me, your freezer is stocked with bags of cranberries so you can get a jump on the season before they become readily available.  

Ingredients to Gather

• Fresh Cranberries – The berries simmer down into a ruby-red base that gives the tea its vibrant color and tart, festive flavor.
• White Sugar – A touch of sweetness balances the cranberries’ natural tartness and rounds out the cozy holiday taste.
• Oranges – Sliced oranges infuse the tea with bright citrus notes that feel cheerful and unmistakably Christmassy.
• Lemons – A splash of lemon adds a refreshing zing that lifts the richness of the cranberries and spices.
• Cloves – These warm, aromatic cloves bring a classic holiday depth, adding a comforting spiced aroma to every sip.
• Cinnamon Sticks – The cinnamon sticks gently release a sweet, woodsy warmth that makes the tea smell and taste like Christmas in a cup.

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Ingredients

3 1/2 quarts water 

1 12-ounce bag of fresh cranberries 

1 1/2 cups white sugar 

2 juiced oranges 

2 juiced lemons 

12 whole cloves 

2 cinnamon sticks 

Directions

On the Stove Top

1) Using a large pot, combine water and cranberries.

2) Bring mixture to a boil, and reduce heat. Simmer for 30 minutes.

3) Add sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, cloves, and cinnamon sticks.

4) Cover and steep cranberry mixture for one hour. Strain with cheesecloth or fine sieve.

In the Slow Cooker

1) Add all the ingredients to a slow cooker and cook on LOW for six hours. Strain with cheesecloth or fine sieve.

Tips

• This will sound like a super simple tip (and it is!), but you need one of these gadgets to squeeze your fruits. It makes life so much easier.  
• If you want to make your Grandma’s Hot Cranberry Tea sugar-free, you can substitute liquid Stevia for the sugar.  For each cup of sugar, you substitute with 24 packets of Stevia.  
• To make your mugs of tea look extra fancy, serve them slices of oranges, lemons, and a cinnamon stick.  
• Clear glass mugs are a fun way to serve beautiful beverages. You can find a set here on Amazon.
• You can adjust the ratio of sugar to your taste.  
• Add club soda and serve this hot tea with cranberry juice over ice for a refreshing twist on the recipe.  
• You can serve this hot cranberry tea punch the next time you go ice skating to warm you up.
• You can make this tea ahead of any gathering. Refrigerate in a sealed container and reheat the tea before everyone arrives. Leaving the hot cranberry tea to rest in the refrigerator overnight makes this tea even more flavorful.  
• Refrigerate for a refreshing cranberry iced tea.
• If you’re using frozen cranberries, follow the exact instructions.
• For extra flavor, use organic lemon and orange peel in your tea.
• If you want to substitute raw honey for sugar in this recipe, you would use equal amounts.

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