Use apple peels – How to make apple tea
You can turn the leftover peel from the apple into a delicious, wintry apple tea in just a few steps. For this, you also need a cinnamon stick and some lemon juice or sugar.
- First place the chopped shells on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Now the leftovers have to be dried.
- Place the tray in the sun or on the heater for a few hours.
- Once the apple peels are dry, you can put them in a sealable jar and add a cinnamon stick.
- If you want to prepare tea, you need a tablespoon of the apple peel. Put this in a cup and then fill it up with hot water.
- Then wait about five minutes so that the tea can take on an aromatic apple flavor.
- You can then add a little more lemon or sugar, depending on your taste.
Make delicious apple chips yourself
For the healthy chips, you need the peel of 5 apples, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- First, preheat your oven to 150°C.
- Then cut the shells into small strips.
- Now put them in a tin and sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar on top. Then close the can and shake it.
- Now spread the individual peel pieces on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- The shells must now remain in the oven for about 15 to 20 minutes. You can then put them in a sealable jar.
Make refreshing apple lemonade
A good alternative to apple tea is a delicious lemonade. For this, you need 500 grams of apple peel, 75 grams of sugar, 500 ml of water, 1/2 lemon, and 1 clove.
- First put the peels in a saucepan along with the water, sugar, and clove.
- Now let the mixture boil.
- Then turn the heat down to low, put the lid on the pot, and let the liquid simmer for about three-quarters of an hour.
- Now pass the mixture through a sieve.
- Then add the lemon juice and put the finished lemonade in the fridge.