Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea)
Total Time
22 minutes
Prep Time
2 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
2 servings
- 2 quarts (8 cups) water
- 1.5 cups dried hibiscus flowers
- 2/3 cup sugar (add more/less to taste)
- 1/3 cup fresh orange, lemon or lime juice (optional)
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Preparation
Step 1
Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Add sugar, and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat, then add hibiscus flours and stir to combine. Let steep for about 20 minutes, the remove the hibiscus flowers with a strainer. Stir in citrus juice if desired, then refrigerate. Serve over ice.
Step 2
*You can also make this as sun tea, and let the water and hibiscus sit out in the sunlight all day.
Step 3
**Also, this may go without saying, but be careful not to spill the drink on your clothing when making/straining. Those pink hibiscus leaves can stain clothes very easily!
Step 4
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