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Winter Drinks Cocktails

Nonalcoholic Hot
Not Toddy
By Colleen Graham
Updated on 09/8/21

The Spruce / Madhumita Sathishkumar

56 RATINGS

Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 0 mins
Total: 5 mins
Serving: 1 serving

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The hot toddy is great but sometimes you want

that warm, soothing mix without the liquor.
That's when you can turn to the hot not toddy.
This recipe is the nonalcoholic version of the
toddy and, yes, it really is just an enhanced cup
of warm tea. However, it's a fabulous drink and
perfect for cold nights.
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To make this toddy, simply choose your favorite

hot tea and watch it transform it into a
delightful winter mocktail by adding the
sweetener, citrus, and spices of the traditional
toddy. Not only is it a great option for
nondrinkers but it's one that you can share with
the kids. It is also a soothing relief for cold
symptoms—kind of like chicken soup.

Ingredients

■ 7 ounces hot tea

■ 1 tablespoon honey

■ 1 teaspoon lemon juice

■ 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or a

cinnamon stick

■ 1/2 teaspoon cloves

■ 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

■ Lemon wedge, for garnish

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

81 1g 21g 0g
Calories Fat Carbs Protein
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Steps to Make It H I D E I M AG E S

01 Gather the ingredients.

02 In a warm Irish coffee glass or mug, add

the honey, lemon juice, and spices.

03 Top with hot, freshly brewed tea.

04 Stir well.

mix the hot toddy in the Irish coffee mug

05 Garnish with a lemon wedge. Serve and

enjoy.

Tips
■ While waiting for your tea to brew, pour
the extra water from your teapot into the
glass or mug you will be using. This
warms up the mug and keeps your toddy
hot longer. Dump the water before
building the drink.

■ Be sure to adjust the honey and lemon

to your taste. You might even and that
your preferences change based on the
type of tea you're brewing.

■ If you have whole spices—particularly

the cloves, which are most often whole
—you can contain them in your mug by
placing them in a tea ball or similar
strainer. You can also skip the ground
cinnamon and use a whole stick instead.
It doubles as a stir stick!

■ Add other spices as you see at. Ginger is

a great addition when you have a cold
and can be added in ground, paste, or
sliced form. Allspice, anise, and vanilla
(part of a bean or a dash of extract) are
good options as well. Essentially,
anything you would put into a mulled
wine or hot apple cider works great in a
toddy.

Variations
■ Any type of tea will make a great hot not
toddy, so explore your options. Green
teas are always nice because they're
smooth and relaxing. Jasmine and
Sencha are two great choices, though a
black tea blend like Earl Grey is really
nice as well.

■ Mint teas and herbal tea blends (or

tisanes) designed to calm and relax are
perfect candidates, especially if you're
making a toddy before bed or looking for
cold relief. Floral teas such as those with
chamomile, rosehips, or hibiscus can be
a great pick-me-up for an afternoon
toddy. With any of these, you might want
to back off the spices a bit, particularly
the cloves.

■ For a citrus tea, you might want to stick

with an orange blend. The lemon and
peach tea blends are okay, but a spicy
orange is best with this recipe.

■ For a naturally caffeine-free toddy, try

rooibos. It has a wonderful smokiness
that gets new life with the toddy's
ingredients.

■ Honey is not the only way to sweeten

this drink. Agave nectar is the same
consistency as honey; it is sweeter than
sugar but has a more neutral eavor than
honey. Simple syrup is a nice alternative
to straight sugar, and you can add extra
eavor in it. Two homemade options that
are amazing in a toddy are cinnamon
simple syrup and brown sugar spice
syrup.

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