Vitamin C Tea: Immune System Booster 

With the arrival of Autumn, I have found myself stocking up on lots of produce high in vitamin C to ensure my family and I’s immune system remains strong!

This ‘Vitamin C Tea’ is the perfect remedy for when you’re feeling cold, a little run down or if you’re already experiencing cold or flu symptoms.

Whilst this tea takes a little longer to prepare than other teas, it will provide you with a hefty dose of vitamin C and has the perfect amount of sweetness and spice.

If you would like less sugar in your tea, I would recommend you using less pineapples and adding another lemon. This will alter the taste of your tea, making it a little bit more sour, but it will still provide you with a generous amount of vitamin C.

Serves: 4
Prep time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

• 30g raw ginger
• 160g pineapple chunks
• 2 medium pink lady apples
• juice from 5 lemons
• 300ml filtered water

Method:

1. Chop up your ginger into about 3 or 4 pieces
2. Chop up your apples into roughly 12 pieces each, and be sure to remove the core
3. Add your chopped ginger, apple pieces, pineapple chunks and lemon juice to a food processor or blender and blend until relatively smooth so that there are no visible chunks of the produce remaining 
4. Pour the mixture into a saucepan and add the water
5. Boil on high for 8 mins, (keeping an eye on the pan so that it does not boil over)
6. Bring down the temperature to medium heat and boil for at least 10 mins (the longer you keep the mixture on, the stronger it will be)
7. The next step is to sieve out the pulp and add the liquid to a heat proof vessel that you can store it in
8. Serve immediately or store in the fridge and heat up when you’re ready to drink
9. Enjoy!