My obsession with Rishi Cinnamon Plum Tea 
began on a chilly autumn day a lot like this one. The leaves had colored and fallen from the trees, and they were lying in burnt umber piles along the side streets. The wind had kicked up quite a bit since the week before, when Indian summer breezes blew warm and gentle. And I found myself shivering a bit as I walked.
Although I drink tea, I’m usually a coffee girl. I spent my formative years slugging down high fidelity gulps of deep dark Fuel Café brews – and I still enjoy the bite of a cup of espresso on a cold winter morning. However, it’s during the autumn and winter that I find myself drawn to the deeply complex flavors of black tea & spicy cinnamon. I love the way brewing a cup of tea makes my kitchen smell of holiday festivities. I love the way wrapping my hands around a steeping cup of brew warms me to my very core. And when it comes to choosing just the right tea for Thanksgiving weekend brunch, Rishi Cinnamon Plum wins out every time.
A warming, yet delicately fruity and floral blend, this deep red tea contains the sweetness of currants, the tartness of hibiscus, the 
warmth of cinnamon, and the natural sweetness of fruity plum and earthy licorice root.
Interesting enough, you don’t have to be a fan of tea to enjoy these seasonal flavors. It also happens to be the perfect ingredient for making ice cream. Yes, ice cream.
Steeping the tea in warmed whole milk pulls all the flavors of the tea into an entirely new context. And when you add it to a rich custard base, what you end up with is a deeply satisfying autumn dessert – an ice cream that’s unique and perfectly holiday worthy.
Recipe: Rishi Cinnamon Plum Tea Ice Cream
While it’s delicious on its own, it would also make a fantastic ice cream sandwich stuffed between ginger snaps or oatmeal raisin cookies. And it would be equally at home next to a warm slice of gingerbread or apple pie.
And if that’s not enough reason for you, I should probably let you know that drinking Rishi Cinnamon Plum Tea is also good for the environment. For the third consecutive year, 25% of the profits from the sales of Cinnamon Plum tea (during the months of October through March) are donated to Clean Water Fund (in fact, they’ve donated over $10,000 to CWF in the past three years). As the Rishi Web site proclaims, “tea will only be as good as the water used to brew it.”
Disclaimer: This DEVOUR Milwaukee food crush is real. However, it is not, in any way, endorsed by the aforementioned company. I did not receive payment, or any other compensation, for writing this article. All opinions expressed here are my own.
