Coffee substitute?/Redbush tea?

hollydays

I can not drink tea and coffee.sob.
I have found redbush tea is a good substitute,it has no caffeine(lidl do one with orange) so looking for any other redbush recommendations.

Also,I can't drink decaffeinated coffee either,what else is there.Just ordered some of that camp coffee with chicory to try, any other suggestions.

spaghetti_monster

I didn't drink normal tea or coffee for a while - I found that redbush was my favourite substitute (just the plain stuff). If I make it really strong and put a bit of milk in, it's the closest to normal tea somehow. But I'm a tea-junkie, so I was OK without coffee, so no ideas for coffee substitutes, sorry!

If you can get into herbal teas, there are so many varieties - maybe lots of choice of flavours will help?? As well as redbush I really like jasmine, spearmint/camomile, fresh mint. If you go to a healthfood shop or big supermarket there will be loads.

celyn90

Lidl do a load of different roobios based ones - we have the orange and the caramel ones at home normally, but I think they do vanilla as well. The caramel one is lovely.

I don't drink normal tea but am fine with the herbal ones if you can grow to like them. There is a brand called Yogi tea (Holland and Barret stock it, larger sainsbury's used to but I don't know if they still do) that are really strong so don't taste weak and watery like a lot of them - I know they do an Egyptian spice one and a chocolate one - both of which are lovely. I'd recommend the Dr Stuarts ones too - again, they are quite stronge.

champys

I l ove dandelion coffee - but if you buy it in granules in the health food shop it is quite pricey. I know how to make it from scratch, but although we do have loads of dandelions around, I have never as yet dug out their roots for 'coffee'. If you do, you need to chop them into smaller bits, dry/roast them in the oven and just before use grind them in a coffee grinder. To make the coffee you boil up the freshly ground roots with water, simmer for a few minutes and strain. Now that I have written it down, I might make the effort this weekend!

cdodd

my DH drinks a redbush vanilla tea (think it's made by dragonfly?) i can't get it in tesco so have to make a special trip to Sainsbury

floyd

I tried the Dragonfly Rooibos Earl Grey and it was very nice, it gives a dark strong cuppa with that lovely bergamot fragrance of Earl Grey

Ben84

Mint tea is nice, and I find is has much more flavour than other herbal teas, which often seem to be all smell and no taste.

Hot chocolate is nice too.

However, this time of year I drink a lot more cold drinks. Lemonade is easy to make, as well as ice tea, which is often made from china tea and might be suitable?

hollydays

Thanks everyone,this is purgatory for a confirmed coffee addict like me!

In the short term I have bought some "Symingtons" dandelion coffee,which is very mild,but ok.If I can find a bunch of dandelions i shall attempt that recipe,malteser.
Also just tried the Yogi teas spice and chocolate-its lovely-it tastes and smells of Frys Chocolate cream-yum-as mentioned by Celyn-and I shall work through the rest of your suggestions. xKeep them coming if you think of any more.

recovering_spendaholic

I like the Redbush tea - just plain with a bit of milk in it. I also like to make mint tea - I just put lots of fresh mint from the garden into a pan, cover with water and bring to the boil and then leave to infuse for about half an hour. Then I add a little bit of honey or sugar and chill it down - it's lovely with ice.

hollydays

I love mint-will try that.

nick_b

maltesers wrote: »

Set the oven at 250° and leave the oven door slightly ajar while they are roasting so that moisture can escape.

I'm assuming this is 250F? At 250C you'd get burned roots after two hours!