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    Hibiscus Iced Tea

    Published: Sep 1, 2020 · Modified: Apr 23, 2025 by Candi Elm · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Hibiscus Iced Tea with Rose Hips is a simple beverage that is refreshing and will quench your thirst.

    This dark red beverage is best described as a slightly floral, fruity flavor with a hint of sweetness and a touch of tartness. The Rose Hips provides lots of vitamin C and this tea can be enjoyed hot or iced.

    Jump to:
    • Why you will love this recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Recipe Tips
    • Recipe Variations
    • Benefits of Hibiscus Tea
    • Benefits of Rosehips Tea
    • Items included in this recipe
    • Find Beginner’s Guide For Tea Here:
    • Hibiscus Iced Tea with Rosehips

    Why you will love this recipe

    If you love herbal tea, this one is the one to try. The colors and the vitamins you get will make the little bit of effort it takes to make it worth it. Enjoy these other tea beverages as well.

    Ingredients

    Ingredients for Hibiscus Iced Tea.
    • Hibiscus: adds a vibrant flavor, tanginess, and a visually appealing deep red color to iced tea, while also providing potential health benefits such as antioxidants and potential blood pressure-lowering effects.
    • Rosehips: Imparts a delicate floral aroma, a subtle sweetness, and a boost of vitamin C to iced tea, while potentially offering immune-boosting and anti-inflammatory properties.
    • Honey: provides natural sweetness, enhances the flavor profile, and adds a touch of richness to iced tea, while potentially offering soothing and antibacterial properties.

    Instructions

    • Boil 4 Cups of Water in a saucepan.
    • Add Hibiscus and Rosehips to Tea Envelope or Strainer.
    • Place Tea Envelope or strainer in boiling water and then let steep for 15 minutes.
    • Add Honey or sweetener to taste.
    • Add Lemon to taste.
    • Add Ice and enjoy.

    Recipe Tips

    Steep the hibiscus and rosehips: Use a combination of dried hibiscus flowers and rosehips in boiling water and allow them to steep for at least 10-15 minutes to extract the flavors and beneficial compounds. Adjust the steeping time based on your desired strength.

    Experiment with the ratio: Start with a ratio of 1 tablespoon of hibiscus and 1 tablespoon of rosehips per 8 ounces of water, but feel free to adjust the amounts to suit your taste preferences—add more or less to achieve the desired flavor intensity.

    Add honey to taste: While the hibiscus and rosehips will contribute some natural sweetness, consider adding honey gradually to the iced tea, stirring and tasting until you reach your desired level of sweetness.

    Chill and serve: After steeping, strain the tea to remove the flowers and rosehips, then allow the tea to cool to room temperature before refrigerating it to chill. Serve over ice and garnish with a slice of citrus or a sprig of fresh mint for an extra refreshing touch.

    Recipe Variations

    This tea is sweet and fruity with the added honey and lemons. You can adjust the sweetness of the honey or change it to something like demerara sugar for a non-refined sugar sweetener.

    Benefits of Hibiscus Tea

    Enjoy the health benefits of Hibiscus and Rosehips in this flavorful and colorful tea. Just a few cups of Hibiscus tea per week can increase your levels of Vitamin C and boost your immune system tenfold.

    Drinking hibiscus and rosehips tea several times a week is one of the best ways you can naturally lower your blood pressure, especially when combined with a healthy diet.  

    Enjoy some of these other Health Benefits of Hibiscus Tea

    Benefits of Rosehips Tea

    The health benefits available from rosehips are from the presence of vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin E, flavonoids, carotenoids, polyphenols, catechins, and other phytochemicals present in both the fruit and extract of the rose plant.

    Even though every species of the rose plant is different in its nutrient concentrations, they share many of the same compounds, vitamins, and antioxidants. Info provided by Organic Facts

    Items included in this recipe

    • Hibiscus
    • Rosehips
    • Tea Strainer
    • Tea Envelopes
    Jar of Hibiscus Iced Tea with a Glass of Tea on the counter.

    Find Beginner’s Guide For Tea Here:

    • Beginner’s Guide to Herbal Tea
    • Beginner’s Guide to Black Tea
    • Beginner’s Guide to Green Tea
    • Beginner’s Guide to White Tea

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    Hibiscus Iced Tea with Rosehips

    This dark red beverage is best described as a slightly floral, fruity flavor with a hint of sweetness and a touch of tartness. The Rose Hips provides lots of vitamin C and this tea can be enjoyed hot or iced.
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    Course: Beverage
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Steeping Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 168kcal
    Author: Candi Elm

    Ingredients  

    • 4 Tablespoon Rosehips
    • 4 Tablespoon Hibiscus
    • 1/2 Cup Honey
    • 4 Cups Water
    • 2 Lemons Optional
    • Ice

    Instructions

    • Bring 4 Cups of water to a boil in a saucepan or teapot
    • While water is boiling, add hibiscus and rosehips to paper teabag or metal strainer for loose leaf tea.
    • Once water is nearly boiling add tea envelope or strainer filled with hibiscus and rosehips to saucepan and steep for 15 minutes.
    • Remove tea and pour into a large carafe and add honey and lemons,
    • Add several cups of ice and enjoy.

    Notes

    1. Steep the hibiscus and rosehips: Use a combination of dried hibiscus flowers and rosehips in boiling water and allow them to steep for at least 10-15 minutes to extract the flavors and beneficial compounds. Adjust the steeping time based on your desired strength.
    2. Experiment with the ratio: Start with a ratio of 1 tablespoon of hibiscus and 1 tablespoon of rosehips per 8 ounces of water, but feel free to adjust the amounts to suit your taste preferences—add more or less to achieve the desired flavor intensity.
    3. Add honey to taste: While the hibiscus and rosehips will contribute some natural sweetness, consider adding honey gradually to the iced tea, stirring and tasting until you reach your desired level of sweetness.
    4. Chill and serve: After steeping, strain the tea to remove the flowers and rosehips, then allow the tea to cool to room temperature before refrigerating it to chill. Serve over ice and garnish with a slice of citrus or a sprig of fresh mint for an extra refreshing touch.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.05g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 698IU | Vitamin C: 92mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg
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    About Candi Elm

    Candi Elm is the recipe developer and food photographer at A Day In Candiland where she has been sharing Encouragement, Recipes, and Afternoon Tea Ideas since 2012. Candi currently lives in Southern California with her family and enjoying life to the fullest.

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