Hibiscus Tea Recipe
Learn how to make hibiscus tea at home using fresh flowers and reap the health benefits of this amazing beverage.
Servings: 500 ml
Calories: 0.3kcal
Equipment
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 8 red hibiscus flowers
- 500 ml water
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon honey or maple syrup, to taste
- few mint leaves
- lemon slices
Instructions
- Start with picking flowers from the plant. Make sure to choose non-blemished and blooming ones.
- Wash the flowers gently without damaging them with room-temperature water.
- Now collect only the petals. Discard the stamen (includes anther and filament), calyx (the green base stem), pistil (thin thread-like tube in the middle of the flower) and pollen. Only petals are edible.
- Boil water in a kettle or saucepan. Add the flower petals, and boil for 2 – 3 minutes. Turn off the heat. Let the tea steep for 10 – 15 minutes. Add the sweetener of your choice to the warm tea and mix nicely.
- Later, strain the tea. To make the iced tea, add ice cubes in a serving glass, add lemon juice, wedges, and mint leaves. Pour the hibiscus tea into the serving glass, and stir to combine. Taste, and if required, add more sweetener.
- Hibiscus Iced Tea is ready.
Notes
- You can make this tea with dried hibiscus flowers also. Use 1 - 2 tablespoons of dried flowers.
- Do not boil the tea with a flower for too long, as it will taste bitter and awful.
- You can use honey, maple syrup or stevia to sweeten the tea.
Nutrition
Calories: 0.3kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Sodium: 0.1mg | Potassium: 0.1mg | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 0.1IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 0.04mg