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Chinese jujube tea with ginger (Red date tea)
Chinese jujube tea with ginger is a warming beverage made by simmering jujubes (red dates) with water, ginger slices, and optional ingredients like cinnamon and ginseng. The long simmer softens the fruit, releasing its sweetness and balanced by the gentle spice of ginger, creating a fragrant, mildly sweet tea often enjoyed for its comforting qualities.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Servings:
8
Calories:
341 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Chinese, Korean
Ingredients
- 4 Cups jujubes Make a few slashes in each to release the flavour. Best if you want to remove the seed as it supposedly makes the tea very heaty but it's not 100% necessary, rinsed
- 18 Cup water
- Few lices ginger Omit if not a fan of ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick optional
- brown sugar For those with very sweet teeth, or rock sugar or honey, optional
- Goji berries Other optional ingredients, dried
- longans
- red ginseng
- pine nuts For sprinkling on the tea, dry toasted, optional
Instructions
- Add the jujubes and water to a pot and bring to the boil. Note: If using cinnamon, ginseng, ginger etc, add them now too.
- Lower to a simmer and leave for a minimum of 1 hour or till the jujubes are soft and plump, stirring every now and then.
- Sieve the skins and seeds out whilst pressing the pulp back into the jujube tea. Stir well and simmer for another 30 minutes-1 hour. (I usually cook for 2- 2.5 hours in total till the flesh is pretty much breaking apart.) Discard the seeds- the skins contain nutrients so I'll let you decide whether to eat them or not as they're quite fibrous.Note: if using wolfberries, add them 30 minutes before you turn off the fire.
- Switch off the fire, remove the cinnamon and ginger (if using- they can be tossed) then taste. If not sweet enough for you, season to taste with brown sugar, rock sugar or honey.
- Ladle into cups, and garnish with toasted pine nuts if you have them.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- To store jujube tea longer than one week, simmer for at least 8 hours until thick syrup forms; refrigerate and dilute with water before drinking.
- Additional flavors like rose or milk can be added, though milk might not pair well with ginger.
- Wolfberries, if used, should be added in the last 30 minutes of simmering.
- The nutritional information is approximate and not guaranteed.
Nutrition Information
Calories
341kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
87g
(29%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.001g
(0%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.001g
(0%)
Sodium
37mg
(2%)
Potassium
630mg
(13%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
0.01g
(0%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
114mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 341
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 341kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 87g | 29% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.001g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.001g | 0% |
| Sodium | 37mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 630mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 0.01g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 114mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.