Hibiscus Mint Tea

"Very refreshing and cooling. Served at the Magnolia Cafe in Austin. This is my version. Tweak the ingredients to your taste. My grandsons (3 and 5) will happily drink this instead of sugary juices and sodas."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
3
Serves:
8
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ingredients

  • 4 hibiscus tea bags (found in health food and some specialty stores) or 59.16-88.74 ml loose edible fresh hibiscus flowers (found in health food and some specialty stores)
  • 4-6 sprig washed bruised fresh mint leaves or 4 mint-flavored herbal tea bags
  • 3785.0 ml water
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directions

  • Place teabags or loose tea and mint in the water in a sun tea jar. Let steep in the sun (or refrigerator) for several hours until the tea is a clear ruby color.
  • If you have used the hibiscus buds and fresh mint, strain before storage and serving.
  • Serve over ice with a sprig of fresh mint. May add sugar and lemon, if desired.

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Reviews

  1. Finally found some hibiscus tea to try this recipe. My daughter helped make it and it was a big success with her. (she just knew that it would be!) She thought the vibrant red color was especially wonderful. We'll have to serve this at a party this summer.
     
  2. Reviewed for PAC Fall 2007 Firechef! I love this Tea! This is the first time I drink hibiscus tea and its perfectly lovely! Thanks so much!
     
  3. So easy to make and so yummy to drink! I halved the recipe to make 1/2 gallon. Loved it! Thank you FireChef! Made for Pick a Chef!
     
  4. What a great recipe FireChef, I really enjoyed this delicious tea. It was so quick and easy to prepare with wonderful results. You could taste both the mint and the hibiscus in the tea. I used dried hibiscus flowers with rosehip and fresh mint and let it steep in the refrigerator over night. What a beautiful color and flavor the tea had, I adored it, it was wonderful served over ice, with a slice of lime. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe which I will enjoy again.
     
  5. This is lovely. I have only tried hibiscus tea once hot and didn't like it. I used the refrigerator method and fresh mint leaves. I tried it with and without lemon and prefer the lemon to cut the fruity taste a bit. I did not add sugar. I would like to make this again during the summer using the sun method.
     
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