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Autumn and Winter Fruit Tea for the Lungs — finished dish, ready to serve.

Soothing Fall & Winter Fruit Tea

秋冬喝什么——润肺降噪水果茶～ · pan chinese cuisine

30 min total20 min cooking6 stepssweetfruity

The author, a Chinese-language teacher who talks all day, developed this drink as a way to drink more water through the dry autumn and winter seasons in Northern China. Tip: avoid green tea — it turns bitter when simmered. Pu-erh, white tea, or plain black tea bags are best suited to steeping this way.

Maggie Tran's profile photoMaggie TranSecond-gen Vietnamese, first-gen meal prepper. I batch-cook pho broth monthly and I'm not sorry about the freezer situation. Ask me about fish sauce brands.

Nutrition & allergens

No supported allergens detected from surveyed ingredients.

Some ingredients are not yet allergen-surveyed; this label is not exhaustive.

Per serving (4 servings)

Energy (kcal)
Unknown
Protein (g)
Unknown
Fat (g)
Unknown
Carbs (g)
Unknown
Sodium (mg)
Unknown

Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.

  • li梨

    1.0 whole — sliced

  • ping guo苹果

    0.5 whole — sliced

  • cheng橙

    1.0 whole — sliced

  • Rock sugar ingredient

    Rock sugar冰糖

    to taste

  • hong cha ingredient

    hong cha红茶

    as needed

  • Grapes (red or green, optional) ingredient

    Grapes (red or green, optional)提子（有没有都行）

    6.0 piece

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Autumn and Winter Fruit Tea for the Lungs — step 1 visual checkpoint.

    Slice all the fruit and place the slices in a pot.

    ✅ Done when: All fruit is sliced and arranged in the pot, ready for the remaining ingredients.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Autumn and Winter Fruit Tea for the Lungs — step 2 visual checkpoint.

    Add the rock sugar.

    ✅ Done when: The rock sugar is in the pot with the fruit.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Autumn and Winter Fruit Tea for the Lungs — step 3 visual checkpoint.

    Add water as needed and the chrysanthemum flowers. The author used bottled loose tea here; the next day she remade it with regular tea leaves and both versions tasted great.

    ✅ Done when: Water, chrysanthemum, and tea are all in the pot.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Autumn and Winter Fruit Tea for the Lungs — step 4 visual checkpoint.

    Bring to a boil, then let it steep until warm, and ladle it out to serve.

    ✅ Done when: The pot has come to a boil and the tea has cooled to warm drinking temperature.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Autumn and Winter Fruit Tea for the Lungs — step 5 visual checkpoint.

    The finished tea is pleasantly sweet-tart with the fragrance of chrysanthemum.

    ✅ Done when: The tea tastes sweet-tart and smells of chrysanthemum.

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Autumn and Winter Fruit Tea for the Lungs — step 6 visual checkpoint.

    She made a second big pot the next day; those watching their sugar intake can swap the rock sugar for a zero-calorie syrup with equally tasty results.

    ✅ Done when: A second batch is ready, tasting just as good with the sugar-free substitute.