Baked Apple Pie

Amanda was so very nice in sending me a lovely package of teas. Really really appreciate it! thanks so much This one she happened to notice was on my shopping list (though really my shopping list is for anything that looks tasty to me… not teas I’m actually definitely going to buy.) This one sounded intriguing… and it is! It DOES taste like a baked apple pie! The ingredients make it taste very buttery pastry like… I don’t know what the oolong is like on its own, but it certainly helps the flavor. And the apple here is perfect. Sometimes apple can be wrong in a tea, but this one doesn’t have any of that odd chemical flavor. It’s a nice sweet authentic apple. The second steep is more of the same. Really love this one! I just realized I hardly have any flavored oolongs!!

Big thanks to Reasoned_Melody for sending me a bit of this in a swap!

I am always a bit cautious with apple pie type teas because they always seem to have a heavy artificial apple after-note to them, but I don’t get that feeling from this one at all! The fact that it is an oolong blend really give this tea that rich oolong consistency and the apple cinnamon aspects of this combined with that yummy warm taste really make this one a winner. I am more than pleased with this and would definitely consider ordering it!

Edit: Did a second steep on this and it brewed another nice cup of tea, second steep really brings out the earthier notes of the oolong as opposed to the sweeter apple cinnamon flavors that are much more prominent in the first steep. Increased temperature and doubled the steep time for the second round. I think a third steep would be far too weak.

Vanilla?? is that what threw me off here… or was it bergs of past teas in the tea master?
It started out OK, a little oversteeeped maybe. Once it cooled off though, I really tasted the vanilla. Since when am I allergic to vanilla?! I mean, I’ve never liked tea with vanilla in it. My association must be stronger now. *sighs
No matter, I wasn’t thrilled with the “baked apple” aspect anyhow. I just don’t get it! I suppose it’s the texture of apple pie that I love so without that same sensation in the tea my affection for the flavour is gone. That, and there wasn’t enough cinnamon.
This is Meh on so many levels!

A warm cup of respite from the cold, harsh world.

I had been meaning to try this tea from the moment it came out, but whenever I was in Teaopia something else appeared to take its place. Namely, Mateccino and Creamy Nut Oolong. The Teaopia 30% off sale gave me the final push I needed to add this gem to my tea cupboard. I was skeptical, but Baked Apple Pie does not disappoint.

I left the tea to steep for 5 min while I spent that time cutting my finger with the food processor blade. I bled. I cursed. I bled. I cursed some more. Then the tea rang and I was transported into a happy, smiley place (like the green face on the right of Steepster’s rating bar). The oolong, cinnamon, nuts, apples, and raisins all come through to create the perfect cup of happy. The ingredient list sounds like a recipe for apple pie and the tea definitely has a very good apple pie flavor. This is definitely my new favorite Teaopia tea, and possibly my favorite tea ever. I just hope I can get it when Teavana takes over.

So good. This oolong blend is one of my favorites. Prepared with milk and sugar (as is typical with my teas) this tastes exactly like an apple pie. It’s eerie.

I avoided this tea like the black plague for the longest time because:
A) I hate apple pie.
B) I hate fruit in my tea.
C) I dislike the smell of it.
But it was on sample one day and I was surprised at how DELICIOUS it is! It tastes like a strong oolong with a hint of nuts and vanilla. So if you’re hoping for an apple pie flavour you will be disappointed, but go into it with an open mind and you’ll enjoy it!
This tea is perfect plain, don’t add anything to it.
Baked Apple Pie Oolong has become an addiction for me. I need at least one cup of it a day. It’s completely replaced Creamy Nut Oolong as my favourite tea ever.

OMG I AM IN HEAVEN. I decided to make this into a soy latte and add a little vanilla and mmm heaven in a cup. This tea is a delicious apple cinnamon flavour that reminds you of grandma’s famous apple pie. The soy milk and vanilla gives it a creamy flavour that tastes like a dollop of vanilla ice-cream on top of a slice of apple pie. So so sad that Teaopia is gone because now I want to buy a pound of this tea to engorge myself with.

This was the first oolong tea I ever tasted and I am beyond in love with it. I was given this as a taste tester at the store and it had been steeping for quite awhile at the store which is the way I prefer this tea-steeped for awhile. The smell is so enticing also.

Another wonderful tea to enjoy as a dessert tea or in place of dessert! Again, no sweetner added to mine!

A great fall time tea, it needs sweetener but the apple and cinnamon really come through.