High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Iced Hibiscus Tea (Agua de Jamaica)

This vibrant crimson drink is one of those recipes that looks stunning on a table and tastes even better than it looks — tart, floral, lightly spiced, and endlessly refreshing. The base is a simple hibiscus concentrate made by simmering dried flor de Jamaica with a cinnamon stick and plain granulated sugar, which means you control every single ingredient that goes into your glass. Store-bought bottled teas and flavored drinks are notorious for sneaking in corn syrup or other sweeteners under vague labeling, so making this at home is genuinely the smarter move. Once the concentrate is strained and diluted with cold water, you get a pitcher of something that tastes far more sophisticated than the effort involved. A squeeze of lime over ice takes the whole thing to another level, brightening the tartness of the hibiscus in the best possible way. It's the kind of drink that disappears fast at gatherings, so you may want to double the batch.

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