Hibiscus Punch

Name: Hibiscus Punch
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup dried hibiscus flower; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 inch fresh ginger root; 1 cup white sugar; 1 ltr water

Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

Zomba, Malawi

Somehow found myself buying dried hibiscus with no actual plan until I caught a cold and craved homemade medicinal juice. Medicinal for it’s benefits to the body including lowering blood pressure and prompting weight loss. But like all medicines, hibiscus juice should be taken in moderation - I only take two small cups a day as I’ve previously suffered prolonged periods of low blood pressure and most certainly not keen to go back there.

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Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupdried hibiscus flower
1cinnamon stick
1 inchfresh ginger root
1 cupwhite sugar
1 ltrwater

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Steps

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OPTIONAL STEP: soak hibiscus, cinnamon and ginger in water for 2hours or overnight. Bring contents to a roaring boil and take off heat to steep for 30 minutes
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OR USE THIS METHOD: Bring water to a boil. Take off heat and add hibiscus flowers, ginger and cinnamon. Steep for at least 30 minutes
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Strain and sweeten juice to taste by stirring in the sugar until completely dissolved. Cool juice to room temperature and refrigerate until very cold. You can freeze some of the juice in ice trays to avoid watering down the juice when used or use it as cooking liquid for hibiscus based jam

Apple Pulp Hibiscus Jam (happy jam)