- 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
Prepare Hibiscus Flower for Tea
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.
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