Hibiscus Iced Tea Recipes

HIBISCUS ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put the loose herbs into a Bodum French Press to steep (the tea bags can be steeped in a mason jar or teapot). If you don't have enough room for one full litre of water when steeping, you can steep using as much water as fills your container and then top up the concentrated tea with the rest of the water when you bottle it.
• Cover the Bodum or mason jar to keep the volatile oils from escaping with the steam.
• Allow the tea to steep and cool for 30 minutes to 4 hours. I usually brew the tea in the morning, and by lunchtime, I bottle it up and put it in the fridge.
• When the tea has cooled add lemon juice, and if you like a sweeter tea, then you can add liquid stevia, another herb that has great health benefits.

HIBISCUS ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add hibiscus flowers and let stand 5 minutes. Strain tea. Serve in chilled glasses over ice.

HIBISCUS ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add hibiscus flowers. Remove from heat, and let stand for 1 hour. Strain through a sieve; discard flowers. Stir in sugar. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

KARKADEH (EGYPTIAN HIBISCUS ICED TEA)

Steps:

• Place the hibiscus flowers in a pot and cover with boiling water. Sweeten to taste and allow to cool. Strain and pour into a pitcher. Refrigerate until well chilled.

HIBISCUS-MINT ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large heatproof pitcher, combine tea bags, mint leaves, and boiling water; steep 10 minutes. Discard tea bags and mint. Add apple juice and cold water; refrigerate until cold. Serve over ice with sprigs of mint, if desired.

HIBISCUS ICED TEA

Steps:

• Pour 4 cups boiling water over tea bags.
• Cover; steep 10 minutes.
• Discard tea bags.
• Stir in sugar until dissolved.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Stir in sparkling cider, and serve over ice.
• Garnish, if desired.

ICED TEA WITH HIBISCUS TEA ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Place the hibiscus flowers in a teapot. Bring 1½ cups (360 ml) of the filtered water to a boil, then remove from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes, until it reaches 180°F (82°C). Pour the water over the hibiscus and let steep for 5 minutes. Strain.
• Fill an ice cube tray with the concentrated hibiscus tea and freeze until set.
• Place the black tea leaves in a large spouted container. Bring the remaining 8 cups (2 L) water to a boil, then remove from the heat and let cool for 5 minutes, until it reaches 180°F (82°C). Pour the water over the tea and let steep for 5 minutes.
• Fill a pitcher with the plain ice cubes. Strain the black tea through a fine-mesh sieve into the pitcher and discard the tea leaves.
• Pour the tea into glasses filled partway with hibiscus ice cubes. Garnish each glass with a lemon wheel and serve.
• For an Inside-Out Arnold Palmer, pour San Pellegrino Limonata over black tea ice cubes and garnish with a lemon wheel.
• For a Green Tea Glee, pour Topo Chico over green tea ice cubes and garnish with a mint sprig.

HIBISCUS-HONEY ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large heatproof pitcher, combine tea bags, honey, and 5 cups boiling water; let steep 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add lime juice, rum (if using), and 3 cups cold water. Refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour (and up to 1 week). Serve over ice.