Hibiscus Tea Recipe

Whether you like your tea iced or warm, you can’t go wrong with a vivd and refreshing Hibiscus tea. Look at this beauty!

Garry and I tried Hibiscus tea a few months back for the renowned antioxidant punch it delivers and haven’t looked back. It’s now one of our favorites and there is always a pitcher in the fridge (along with cold brew green tea).

If ya ever come over, you’ll be offered a glass!

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Agua de Jamaica

Um, what?

Aqua de Jamaica is better known as hibiscus water, or ruby hibiscus water.

All translates to a refreshing tea that is an antioxidant powerhouse with a long history.

Red Hibiscus Flower

Hibiscus tea actually comes from the tropical plant we all love in our summer gardens.

The beautiful red hibiscus flower petals, once dried, are used for tea.

That ruby coloring is as beautiful as it is nutritious. A win-win!

Health Benefits of Hibiscus Tea

A quick Google search of Hibiscus tea benefits are enough to convince anyone to try it.

It’s a glorious thing to not only gain health benefits from a new addition to your diet, but to enjoy it as well.

5 Benefits Of Hibiscus Tea

1. Packed With Antioxidants

This is the #1 reason why we decided to try Hibiscus tea. The leaves, and consequently the tea, has abundant beta-carotene, vitamin C and anthocyanin. These anti-oxidants destroy free radicals, which contribute to many diseases.

2. May Lower Blood Pressure

This particular benefit has lots of folks interested.It is been shown to pull salt from the body, thereby lowering blood pressure.

This study found that hibiscus tea decreased blood pressure by an average of 7.58 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), for systolic, and 3.53 mmHg, for diastolic. Significant!

3. Has Antibacterial Properties

There is a lot of testing going on with hibiscus and in the labs, an extract of hibiscus controlled bacteria.

4. May Lower Cholesterol

This study in 2009 concluded that “the results of the present study showed that ST has a significant effect on blood lipid profile in patients with diabetes.”

5. Fights Inflammation

As we know now, inflammation can cause many detrimental health issues. There have been studies done that indicate Hibiscus tea is a good anti-inflammatory drink.

These are just a few benefits of this marvelous tea. Convinced to try it? Of course you are!

There are lots of ways to brew Hibiscus tea, but if you’re like us, you want make sure you’re brewing correctly as to retain the health benefits.

How To Make Hibiscus Tea

To the pics!

Start with organic loose flowers, or you can follow bag directions for bags (link in recipe card).

I fill an eight cup Pyrex with filtered water (link in recipe card).

Then, I add 4 tablespoons to my giant teaball (link in recipe card)!

Secure the tea ball!

Submerge teaball. It’s here that I swirl the teaball through the water, releasing the glorious color.

Ready to go into fridge overnight (or, if pressed for time, I have done four hours during day):

Sleep well, my darling!

Tea has been poured into serving pitcher (link in recipe card) and ready for tasting.

The final product:

Simply simple, just like us busy bees like it!

As with any tea, you can cold brew or warm brew. I like to make mine both ways, with each way retaining all its Hibiscus goodness.

Cold Brew Hibiscus Tea

This is the easiest way, the lazy way!

I drink this unsweetened and Garry adds a splash of sweetener. Both ways work.

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons loose leaf Hibiscus tea.
8 cups filtered water
Sweetener, if desired

Directions:

Place the loose tea in a large tea ball and close securely.
Add sweetener, if desired (adding it to cold water will make it harder to dissolve)
Place tea ball into an 8 cup Pyrex measuring cup filled with filtered water.
Place in fridge overnight.
In morning, take out teaball and pour tea into pitcher.
Can keep covered in fridge for one week.

Notes:

I typically don’t cover my tea when cold brewing, but I know many who do. So either way is fine.

At the time of this writing FGO (the brand I use) is out of stock for loose tea, so I included a different brand with very high ratings. FGO is very popluar, so when you find it – order it!

In the product section, I am also including tea bags for anyone wanting those.

Warm Brew Hibiscus Tea

Nothing like a sweetened Hibiscus brew!

Ingredients:

1-2 tsp loose tea
8-12 ounces of filtered water

Instructions:

Bring water to a boil, then cool for a few minutes before pouring over teaball.
Steep 5 minutes, then remove tea ball and add sweetener, if desired.
Enjoy!

When cold brewing tea, there is less bitterness. The flavor is smooth and sweet enough on its own for me, although honey is nice in this tea.

When warm brewing, you never want to pour boiling water over the leaves, as it will be bitter and more importantly, it can destoy many of the health benefits.

In the summer, Hibiscus iced tea is amazing. Add a bit of sparkling water to it, maybe a splash of adult beverage, and BAMMO! your new signature drank!

Hibiscus Tea Recipe

Name: Hibiscus Tea Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 8 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons of Hibiscus loose flowers; 8 cups of filtered water; Sweetener, if desired

Yield: 8 cups

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Additional Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 5 minutes

Hibiscus tea is a wonderful tea, either iced or warm.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons of Hibiscus loose flowers
8 cups of filtered water
Sweetener, if desired

Instructions

Place the loose tea in a large tea ball and close securely.
Dissolve sweetener in water (it will be easy harder to dissolve once water is cold).
Place tea ball into an 8 cup Pyrex measuring cup filled with filtered water.
Place in fridge overnight.
In morning, take out teaball and pour tea into pitcher.
Can keep covered in fridge for one week.

Notes

I typically don't cover my tea when cold brewing, but I know many who do. So either way is fine.

In a pinch, I have cold-brewed during the day for 4 hours and it was still delicious.

At the time of this writing FGO (the brand I use) is out of stock for loose tea, so I included a different brand with very high ratings. FGO is very popluar, so when you find it - order it!

In the product section, I am also including tea bags for anyone wanting those.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 cup
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgCarbohydrates: 0gNet Carbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gSugar Alcohols: 0gProtein: 0g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.