January is Hot Tea Month so grab a cup of tea and a little sweet indulgence.

Dunkin' Donuts tea

Here’s a shocking secret for you: I do not drink sweet tea. Or unsweet tea. (In the South, we say unsweet not unsweetened.) I know, I know, this is some kind of Southern blasphemy, right?

People call Sweet Tea the House Wine of the South. Well, not for me. My house wine is actually WINE.

But my family loves tea and according to them, mine is just right—meaning it’s got loads of sugar and I rarely make it because nobody needs that much sugar on a regular basis.

Chocolate Caramel shortbread

So I never imagined I would like hot tea either, but a few years ago, when I was in graduate school, one of my classes was International Women’s Studies or some such thing, and the professor was a delightful woman who had traveled extensively and had many stories to share. And the class primarily comprised women of varying ages, 20s to 50s and a few even older.

The very first night, our professor came in with a portable tea kettle and an assortment of teas and almost everyone grabbed a cup and enjoyed some tea. Not one to pass up an opportunity to fold under imagined peer pressure, I too got a cup and proceeded to prepare some pomegranate-flavored tea.

And I discovered that I loved it! 

breakfast cookies

Since then, I’ve branched out to many different flavors of tea, except for the black tea that’s used to make regular old sweet tea. That I still will not drink. But I love chamomile, anything orange-flavored, and my favorite is green tea. Almost every single day I have a cup of green tea in the middle of the afternoon while I’m working.

best blondies

Sometimes I’ll slip out of the house with my laptop and run up to the corner where we’re fortunate enough to have a Dunkin’ Donuts. I can work while enjoying one of their new premium hot teas without the distraction of other things going on in my house that also serves as my office.

There are five flavors of Dunkin’ Donuts’ premium teas to choose from: Bold Breakfast Black™ Tea, Chamomile Fields™ Herbal Infusion, Hibiscus Kiss™ Herbal Infusion, Cool Mint Herbal Infusion, and of course my favorite, Harmony Leaf Green™ Tea.

Dunkin' Donuts hot tea
Dunkin’ Donuts has relaunched its hot tea offerings with a brand new lineup of premium hot teas, available in five vibrant flavors.

Have you been to a Dunkin’ Donuts lately? I’ve been impressed by the innovation of their menu, with more than just donuts—which are still fabulous! But now they also offer a wide variety of breakfast sandwiches, hot and iced coffees, espresso beverages, and even lunch options with special sandwiches, all of which is available all day.

You can even grab a whole box of the new premium tea to take home with you, with 15 individually-wrapped pyramid tea sachets. Everything on the menu is conveniently ready-to-go so that you can go through the drive-through and be on your way!

peanut butter snack cake

Here are the links to my favorite homemade afternoon snacks to enjoy with a cup of hot tea:

Breakfast Cookies – healthy (mostly), great afternoon or breakfast

Shortbread with Chocolate Nutella Ganache, Streusel, and Salted Caramel

Blondies Recipe – Simple and Foolproof!

Easy Peanut Butter Cake

But if you don’t have time to make your own, may I suggest a Dunkin’ Donuts chocolate donut?

Dunkin Donuts premium hot tea

This post is sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts. All opinions are my own and I only promote products that I use and believe in. Please read my Disclosure and Privacy Policy here.

Lucy standing behind a counter with a cheese board and glass of wine.

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Hi, I’m Lucy! I’m a home cook, writer, food and wine fanatic, and recipe developer. I’ve created and tested hundreds of recipes so that I can bring you the best tried and true favorites.

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  1. 5 stars
    Hi Lucy! You crack me up with your wine comment! I love hot tea too, especially honey lemon geeen tea by Lipton and Peach Passion by Celestial Seasonings. Now I’ll have to try Dunkin Donuts tea too! Hope to see you soon,
    Holly