Artificial Food Coloring Free Iced Hibiscus Berry Tea Latte
That stunning deep ruby color comes entirely from dried hibiscus flowers and fresh strawberries — no dyes, no artificial anything. For anyone navigating a sensitivity to synthetic colorants, drinks are often the trickiest category, since bottled teas, flavored lattes, and fruit punches are loaded with Red 40 and similar additives. This recipe sidesteps all of that by simmering real fruit and botanicals into a concentrate so vivid it barely looks real. A touch of maple syrup sweetens things naturally, and a splash of lemon juice brightens the whole flavor without any mystery ingredients on the label. The frothed oat milk floats on top in a gorgeous layer, making this feel like something you'd pay too much for at a café. It's refreshing, a little tart, and genuinely beautiful in the glass — proof that the most striking drinks don't need a single drop of artificial color to turn heads.
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2 servings
For the hibiscus concentrate
- 2 cups water
- 3 tbsp dried hibiscus flowers
- ½ cup fresh or frozen strawberries, hulled and halved
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
For the latte
- 1 cup oat milk
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, dried hibiscus flowers, and strawberries in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a gentle simmer, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 8 minutes, until the liquid is deep ruby-red and the strawberries are completely soft.
- 2
Remove from the heat and stir in the maple syrup and lemon juice until the syrup dissolves. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a heatproof bowl or measuring cup, pressing the solids firmly with the back of a spoon to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
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