Ice Cold Hibiscus Tea
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It’s mid-September and still one thousand and one degrees here in Amman. I’m watching everyone at home make cozy fall recipes and I just can’t get myself to start. It’s really hard to get cozy when you’re still sweating up a storm. 

We’re staying extra hydrated and cool with Ice Cold Hibiscus Tea, also known as Karkade. Usually, I have Iced Hibiscus Tea at the Turkish Bath. Once you get out of the sauna and hot tub, they give you freezing cold Hibiscus Tea. 

On my last trip to the spice market, I picked up some dried Hibiscus flowers, determined to make Iced Hibiscus Tea at home. It is surprisingly easy to make and suuuuper refreshing. Did you know that in addition to being refreshing, hibiscus has medicinal properties? 

Ice Cold Hibiscus Tea

 

Ice Cold Hibiscus Tea

Ice Cold Hibiscus Tea {Karkade}

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry hibiscus leaves
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 liters water

Directions

  1. In a medium pot over medium heat. Add water
  2. Stir in the sugar until dissolved
  3. Stir in the hibiscus leaves and bring to a boil
  4. Boil for 5 minutes, then remove from heat, cover and steep for 30 minutes
  5. Strain the leaves from the liquid and refrigerate for 3 hours (or overnight)
  6. Serve ice cold