Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Tea)

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 22 minutes

Yield: About 2 quarts

Ingredients

• 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)

Method

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.

*You can also make this as sun tea, and let the water and hibiscus sit out in the sunlight all day.

**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!