{"id":632,"date":"2022-05-05T17:26:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T17:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littlewoodsherbal.wordpress.com\/?p=632"},"modified":"2022-05-05T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T17:26:12","slug":"recipe-agua-de-jamaica-hibiscus-iced-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/littlewoodsherbal.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/05\/recipe-agua-de-jamaica-hibiscus-iced-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Iced Tea)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Cinco de Mayo! Food, festivals, and family fill this Mexican\/ Mexican-American holiday! Bring a taste of this joyful celebration into your home this year with Spiced Hibiscus Iced Tea &#8211; a classic drink served in Mexican taquerias! It&#8217;s a great mocktail option to serve along side your favorite margarita!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here at Little Woods we mix up a special batch the week of Cinco de Mayo as our featured drink until it runs out &#8212; which is usually pretty quickly! First made based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplyrecipes.com\/recipes\/agua_de_jamaica_hibiscus_tea\/\">a Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Iced Tea) recipe over at Simply Recipes<\/a>, we&#8217;ve adapted it over the years for our own tastes and tea bar service. Below is our own variation: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Make Agua de Jamaica at Home\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZdR8A4_NLc?list=PLDBksnM-0Zyu_fuZjfCIiSMzDflp0ynty\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Little Woods&#8217; Agua de Jamaica Adaptation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 cups water<br>1 cup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewoodsherbal.com\/products\/309-hibiscus-flower-tisane\">dried hibiscus flowers whole<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewoodsherbal.com\/products\/3071-hibiscus-tea-organic\">cut would work also<\/a>)<br>3\/4 cup sugar<br>2 x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewoodsherbal.com\/products\/34-cinnamon-sticks-3-inch\">2.75in cinnamon sticks<\/a><br>1t. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewoodsherbal.com\/products\/451-gingerrt-cs-org\">dried ginger root c\/s<\/a><br>1t. whole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewoodsherbal.com\/products\/269-allspice-whole\">allspice berries<\/a><br>1\/4t. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewoodsherbal.com\/products\/41-cloves-whole\">whole cloves<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Add spices and sugar to water and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved.<\/li><li>Remove from heat and add hibiscus flowers. Let steep for 20 minutes.<\/li><li>Strain into a pitcher.<\/li><li>Top with 4 cups cold water.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For a sparkling twist, keep as a concentrate and add 1 part concentrate, 1 part carbonated water to a glass when serving.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/littlewoodsherbal.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=4bc914d8edb16b97ca371b951&amp;id=b2c3ea11bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Want recipe ideas and shop updates delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for the Little Woods eNews and save 10% off your next order! <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enjoy!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Little Woods &#8211;<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Cinco de Mayo! Food, festivals, and family fill this Mexican\/ Mexican-American holiday! Bring a taste of this joyful celebration into your home this year with Spiced Hibiscus Iced Tea &#8211; a classic drink served in Mexican taquerias! It&#8217;s a great mocktail option to serve along side your favorite margarita! 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