Hibiscus Lemonade Recipe

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

6 cups water (divided)

½ cup honey (or granulated sugar)

½ cup dried hibiscus flowers (flor de jamaica)

½ cup lemon juice

Directions

make hibiscus syrup

In a small pot over high heat, bring 2 cups of the water, honey, and hibiscus flowers to a boil. Take the pot off the heat and let cool for at least 10 minutes, or preferably until it's room temperature. Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve.

make lemonade

Pour the syrup, the remaining 4 cups of water, and the lemon juice into a pitcher and stir well. Add a few ice cubes to cool it down right away or put it into your fridge until it's cold.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 = a little over 1 cup
• Calories: 90 kcal
• Total Fat: 0.05 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.01 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0.012 g
• Sodium: 14 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 25 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
• Total Sugars: 24 g
• Protein: 0.2 g