Seed Oil Free Turmeric-Cinnamon Strawberry Hibiscus Cooler
This vibrant drink is everything a summer cooler should be — deeply colored, layered with warm spice, and refreshingly tart from fresh strawberries and lemon. The base is steeped from dried hibiscus flowers with turmeric, cinnamon, and ginger, giving it a complex, almost floral depth that no bottled beverage can match. Honey brings just enough sweetness to balance the brightness without tipping into sugary territory. Every single ingredient here is whole and recognizable, which means you're completely in the clear when it comes to the refined vegetable and seed oils that sneak into so many packaged drinks and flavored syrups. Blending fresh strawberries directly into the chilled hibiscus base creates a gorgeous ruby purée that makes the whole pitcher look like something from a fancy café. It's the kind of drink that works just as well for a quiet afternoon as it does for a crowd, and the optional mint and lemon garnish take the presentation over the top.
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4 servings
For the hibiscus base
- 3 cups water
- ½ cup dried hibiscus flowers
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 2 tbsp honey
For the cooler
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup ice cubes
For serving
- fresh mint sprigs (optional)
- lemon slices (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, dried hibiscus flowers, ground turmeric, ground cinnamon, and ground ginger in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, until the liquid is deep ruby-red and fragrant.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the honey until fully dissolved. Let the mixture steep for 10 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing the hibiscus flowers to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
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