Iced Hibiscus Tea With Pineapple Burkina Faso Recipes

HIBISCUS ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add hibiscus flowers and let stand 5 minutes. Strain tea. Serve in chilled glasses over ice.

HIBISCUS ICED TEA

Steps:

• Pour 4 cups boiling water over tea bags.
• Cover; steep 10 minutes.
• Discard tea bags.
• Stir in sugar until dissolved.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Stir in sparkling cider, and serve over ice.
• Garnish, if desired.

ICED HIBISCUS TEA WITH PINEAPPLE (BURKINA FASO)

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over hibiscus flowers or teabags.
• Let steep about 30 minutes. Hibiscus looks so pretty as the purplish dried leaves turn the water deep red.
• Strain into ice to speed up cooling.
• Serve chilled with chunks of freshly cut pineapple. You can leave the pineapple out of the drink if you like, but it's so good and cold, don't leave it out!
• If you like, mix equal parts lemonade with the tea. Yum.

HIBISCUS-AND-GINGER ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put 4 cups water, ginger, and sugar into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; add 4 hibiscus tea bags. Cover, and let steep 15 minutes.
• Pour through a fine sieve into a bowl set in an ice-water bath. Let cool. Stir in 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice. Serve over crushed ice, and garnish with lemon wedges.