Seeds Free Hibiscus Tea (Agua de Jamaica)
This vibrant crimson drink is tart, floral, and refreshing in a way that feels both exotic and deeply familiar ā like something you'd sip slowly on a hot afternoon with nowhere to be. Dried hibiscus flowers steep with a cinnamon stick and sugar to create a bold, jewel-toned concentrate that gets diluted to the perfect balance of sweet and tangy. The whole process is surprisingly simple: a quick simmer, a strain, a chill, and you're done. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of seeds, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress involved ā just clean, wholesome components doing exactly what they're supposed to do. A squeeze of lime over ice takes it from great to genuinely spectacular. It's the kind of drink that looks impressive enough to serve at a gathering but is easy enough to make on a Tuesday just for yourself.
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6 servings
- 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers (flor de jamaica)
- Ā½ cup granulated sugar, or more to taste
- 1 cinnamon stick
For the concentrate
- 4 cups water
For diluting
- 2 cups cold water, for diluting
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lime wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the dried hibiscus flowers, 4 cups water, sugar, and cinnamon stick in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring once or twice until the sugar dissolves.
- 2
Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 8ā10 minutes, until the liquid is deeply colored and fragrant.
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