Holiday Winter Tea Blend
By Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG)

Prep Time
10 minutes
Number of Servings
5 cups dried tea blend
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried peppermint
- 1 cup dried lemon balm
- 1 cup cocoa nibs
- 1⁄2 cup evergreen needles (pine, fir, spruce, or hemlock) or 1⁄4 cup dried rosemary
- 1⁄4 cup dried rose petals
- 1⁄8 cup dried vanilla bean, snipped into pieces
Directions
Preparation
- Combine herbs thoroughly.
- Divide and store in little brown bags or glass jars with brewing directions.
Brewing
- Steep 1 heaping teaspoon per 8 ounces of hot water for 20 minutes, then strain.
Contributor
Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG)
Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG), is the best-selling, award-winning author of Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self Care, Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies, and Herbal Remedies for Sleep.
Maria’s a registered professional herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and a graduate of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine and Rosemary Gladstar’s Sage Mountain. Learn more about Maria and herbs at Wintergreen Botanicals.