Name: Warm and Spicy Rooibos Tea with Thieves
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 8 min
Ingredients: 1 cup hot water; 1 tsp rooibos tea or 1 rooibos teabag; 1-2 tsp honey; 1 pinch himalayan pink, sea, or earth salt (Good quality salt); 1 drop Thieves Vitality essential oil (More is NOT better here. The oil is very potent. 1 drop is all that's needed.); 1 slice granny smith apple (Sliced in a ring.); 1 pinch cinnamon

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Learn how to make a delicious and spicy cup of Immune Supporting Thieves Tea With Thieves Vitality essential oil. This is a great tasting tea, and also a wonderful way to support you body’s natural immune system this winter.

In the winter, it’s especially nice to wrap your fingers around a warm mug and sip something hot.

Winter time is also a time when I like to focus on my immune system and making sure I support my body so that I stay as well as possible!

This yummy tea is a great combination of both of those things.

{This post is in no way meant to give medical advise, treat, or cure any medical conditions. This is for educational purposes only… Just me sharing what I like to do. Please do your own research and decision making based on your own health and body.}

Thieves Vitality Essential Oil

Are you familiar with Thieves essential oil?

Young Living’s Thieves and Thieves Vitality (Vitality line of oils is specially labeled for internal use) contains Clove, Lemon, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus and Rosemary essential oils.

Thieves has a rich, spicy cinnamon aroma. Young Living has many Thieves infused products and it is probably their most popular oil.

Thieves Vitality is known for it’s wonderful wellness benefits, including cleansing, antioxidant properties, immune support and overall wellness support. I love me some Thieves!

{It is not commonly advised for children to consume essential oils. When using essential oils in any manner, please do your own research and follow your own discretion.}

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Rooibos Benefits

Rooibos appears to be a treasure trove of nutritional benefit.

I won’t go in to every prospective health benefit here, but suffice it to say the while reading about this tea, I found many sources siting quite a few health benefits including antioxidant value, digestions help, blood sugar balancing effects and much more.

Google health benefits of rooibos and look at some of the reputable sites and see what they have to say, Very interesting stuff!

I will be upping my family’s servings of rooibos going forward, that’s for sure!

Ingredients For Warm and Spicy Thieves Tea:

Hot water
Rooibos tea, loose or in bags (You can also use black tea, rooibos is just my favorite. It’s caffeine free and has a slightly sweet, nutty flavor I really enjoy.)
Thieves Vitality essential oil
honey
salt
cinnamon
granny smith apple (When a thin apple ring is placed in the hot tea, it adds a lovely flavor. After a bit, it is delicious to eat… Soft and warm and spicy!)

Making Your Immune Supporting Thieves Tea:

Bring your water to a boil.
I use loose leaf rooibos and a french press like this one. You can also use tea bags if you you have them.
Steep your tea leaves for a few minutes until tea is rich in color. (If using tea bags, steep your tea in a separate cup or a teapot.)
In the cup you are drinking from, place a tiny pinch of salt. Then add 1 (only 1!! It’s STRONG) drop of Thieves Vitality essential oil.
Next, add your honey. Mix the salt and oil and honey together well with a spoon.
Now, pour your hot tea into the cup, stirring it well to combine everything.
Gently place a thinly sliced granny smith apple ring on top of the tea and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Why salt?

Oil and water don’t mix, and you don’t want to take a big swig of oil. The salt acts as somewhat of an emulsifier, to distribute the essential oil through the tea a bit better.

Warm and spicy hot tea with Thieves essential oil. Warm up and support your immune system this winter with a cup of this!

Warm and Spicy Rooibos Tea with Thieves

A delicious hot tea to boost your immunity and keep you warm in the winter!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 3 minutes

Total Time 8 minutes

Servings 1

Author Hope Dig the Good Life

Ingredients

1 cup hot water
1 tsp rooibos tea or 1 rooibos teabag
1-2 tsp honey
1 pinch himalayan pink, sea, or earth salt Good quality salt
1 drop Thieves Vitality essential oil More is NOT better here. The oil is very potent. 1 drop is all that's needed.
1 slice granny smith apple Sliced in a ring.
1 pinch cinnamon

Instructions

First, brew the tea. I use loose leaf rooibos in a french press. You can also use a teabag of course. But brew your tea in a different cup, or in a teapot. Let it steep several minutes until a rich color develops.
While tea is steeping, in your drinking cup, add a tiny pinch of salt.
Then place 1 drop of Thieves Vitality essential oil on top of the salt.
Next, add honey. Stir these three things together well.
Pour hot tea over the honey mixture and continue to stir to combine everything well.
Gently place an apple ring on top of the tea to float, and sprinkle drink with cinnamon.
Drink up and enjoy!