Great Night's Sleep Herbal Tea
This quick and easy recipe helps you make a homemade herb tea for a great night's sleep.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- Medium-sized saucepan or pot
- Heatproof bowl or large heatproof measuring cup
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups Water
- 3 tbsp Dried chamomile flowers
- 1 tbsp Dried lemon balm leaves
- 1 tbsp Dried lavender, preferably flowers
Instructions
- Pour water into a sauce pan or pot and bring to a boil.
- Once the water boils, turn off the heat or turn the heat to its lowest setting depending on the method you are using. (See the blog post text to help you choose between the different infusion methods.)
- Wait until you see that there is no activity in the water, which includes no boiling and no bubbling.
- Add in all your herbs and stir to make sure they are all well saturated by the hot water.
- Put a lid on the saucepan or pot and allow the herbs to steep for 5-15 minutes, depending on the strength of the herb tea that you desire.
- After the steeping time, remove the saucepan or pot from the stove and strain the solids from the liquid using a mesh strainer placed over a heatproof bowl or large heatproof measuring cup. (See video.)
- Pour yourself a cup of this tea and enjoy.
- You can store any leftover tea in a lidded jar in the refrigerator. Your tea will stay fresh for 3-4 days.
- To enjoy your leftover tea, rewarm gently in a saucepan or pot on the stove.
Video
Notes
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The recipe blog post has more information about how to make herb teas using the decoction and infusion methods.
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