Fennel Tea Home Made

If you like the flavour of licorice then this tea is for you!

When you are making fennel seed tea you can either use the whole #fennelseeds or fennel seed powder. I suggest that you use the seeds instead of the powder. So much tastier!

I bought the fennel seeds and with a mortar and pestle I crushed the fennel seeds into fennel seed powder with tiny little pieces. The advantage of grinding the fennel seeds yourself with a mortar and pestle is that the oils and flavour will be released. Do this just before you make the tea. It smells so good! Delicious!

Just put the powder into a tea cup, add 1/2 teaspoon maple sugar butter. Then add 1 cup of boiling water and ready is your healthy and tasty tea! So yummy. And so many health benefits that when drinking this tea you are feeling so good!

I had just a tiny jar of maple sugar butter and added 1/2 teaspoon of this delicious cream just to sweeten it and it turned out to be really good. You can also just add some maple or brown sugar for your sweetness effect.

Fennel Seeds benefits*:

• anti-inflammatory for treating disorders like Crohn’s disease and arthritis.

• rich in antioxidants, which helps in preventing premature aging, reduce stress of the cardiovascular system and prevent neurological damage, helps with fighting colon cancer

• rich in fibres which helps with reducing bad cholesterol

• regulate blood pressure

• deflate stomach and promote digestion

• stimulate diuresis

• rich in calcium, potassium, magnesium which is good for bone health

• contain good amount of copper which helps with production of red blood cells

• good for bad breath, because of antibacterial properties

Ingredients Fennel Seed Tea:

• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed

• 1 cup boiling water

• 1/2 teaspoon maple butter

Preparations:

• with a mortar and pestle crush the fennel seeds as much as possible

• put the fennel seed powder in a teacup

• add the maple butter

• pour 1 cup boiling water to the teacup

• stir and let it sit for 5 minutes

Sweeten the fennel tea with more maple butter, maple sugar or brown sugar to taste.

I like to eat the left-over fennel crumbs but if you don't like them use a tea strainer.

Enjoy, Live Well and Relax!

* See: https://www.cookist.com/fennel-seeds-properties-and-benefits/