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Hibiscus Tea Recipe - Health Benefits

Hibiscus tea has some amazing health benefits. Its delicious and super healthy. You can make it with fresh or dried flowers. Both, hot cup of tea and hibiscus iced tea provide the healthy benefits and good for us.
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Course: drink
Cuisine: continental
Keyword: hibiscus, hibiscus tea, tea, teatime snack
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Steeping Time: 15 minutes
Calories: 105kcal
Author: Rekha Kakkar

Ingredients

  • ½ cup dried hibiscus flowers or 10-12 fresh hibiscus flowers
  • 1 lemon
  • 2-3 mint sprigs
  • Ice cubes
  • Sweetener of your choice
  • 5 cups Water

Instructions

Prepare Hibiscus Flower for Tea

  • Prepare the hibiscus flower remove the stamens and Calyx (the part with which stem is attached with flower. In case you are using dried flower, they are mostly cleaned and ready to use.

Steeping Hot Hibiscus Tea

  • Heat the water and bring it to a boil. Switch off the heat, add in hibiscus flower. Let the hibiscus flowers steep for 10-15 minutes in hot water.
  • Switch off the heat, add in hibiscus flower (remove the stamens first), Assam tea bag cover and allow the flower to steep for 10-15 minutes.
  • Strain the tea and add honey or your preferred sweetener and generous squeeze of lime juice. 

Making Hibiscus Iced Tea / Agua De Jamaica

  • Make hibiscus tea as per above method. Allow it to cool and add ice cubes to chill it. Adjust honey and lemon juice as per your taste.
  • Top it with some fresh mint leaves and serve the Iced hibiscus tea or Agua De Jamaica chilled.

Nutrition

Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 72mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 6mg