Happy & Healthy Hibiscus Tea 

If you’re a tea drinker and have not tried hibiscus tea yet, it’s time to jump on the bandwagon.  Hibiscus tea is made from the leaves of the hibiscus flower and has a cranberry-like flavor, is loaded with Vitamin C, minerals, is caffeine free and is even used as a mild medicine.  You can drink it hot or cold (and that makes it good to drink all year long!), and it tastes absolutely delicious plain or with a tiny bit of raw agave nectar, raw honey (add in when it is hot) or stevia added to it.   If all of these wonderful facts don’t have you sold just yet, wait until you hear this… Hibiscus tea has been found to lower high cholesterol and blood pressure.  With both of these issues being prevalent in our society, that’s a big positive YAHOO!

Listen as Dr. Diane L. McKay of Tufts University describes a few of the health benefits of hibiscus tea according to her research…

As you can tell from my other posts, I always make large quantities of food and beverages so that I am not having to freshly prepare food every single day.  That certainly helps out on the days that I am beyond busy.  This goes for making some Happy & Healthy Hibiscus Tea, too.  :0)

I actually prefer to buy the loose organic hibiscus tea leaves to make my tea.   I boil some water in a tea kettle, put some of the dried hibiscus tea into a tea ball and place it in a large heat-proof glass bowl.  I actually end up adding two tea kettles of water so that I can fill up a large glass container for cold tea. 

Pretty much, that’s it, folks.  Let it steep until it is a dark cranberry color and then let it cool down.  I then store it in a large glass jar in my fridge.  I honestly don’t know how long it stores, as I love it so much that it is gone within a few days. 

One of my favorite things to do is to pour some tea into a large Ball canning jar, add a dash of raw agave nectar to it, put the lid on and go.  I have a delicious and nutritious beverage to look forward to drinking throughout my day!  I hope you will enjoy it, too.  :0)

To your health & happiness!!