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overhead shot of three clear glass cups with blue and white striped paper straw filled with vibrant red hibiscus tea, lime wedges, and sliced strawberries
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Strawberry Hibiscus Iced Tea

A refreshing lime hibiscus tea sweetened with any natural or low carb sugar of your choice!
Course Drinks
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword agua de jamaica, hibiscus tea
Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 26kcal
Author Tessa

Ingredients

  • 8 cups purified water
  • 1 cup hibiscus flower or 8 hibiscus tea bags
  • 1 cup erythritol OR organic sugar OR stevia equvelant OR 3/4 cup honey, or any mix thereof
  • 1/2 cup lime juice
  • 2 cups frozen strawberries about, a bit more is fine

Instructions

  • Bring the water, hibiscus flowers. and preferred the sweetener to a boil, and immediately turn off heat, cover, and let steep 10 minutes.
  • Stir mixture a bit to ensure any granulated sugar is dissolved, and strain half into a blender (removing the hibiscus flowers).  You puree in two batches because of the volume.
  • Using half the strawberries and lime juice, puree until smooth, and pour into a pitcher.
  • Continue with the remaining of the tea, lime, and strawberries, and once pureed, mix with the other in the pitcher.
  • Taste, and add additional sweetener if necessary (sweetness is very individual).  Serve ice cold, stirring or shaking before pouring.

Notes

nutrition facts are using erythritol as a sweetener.

Nutrition

Calories: 26kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 72mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 31.2mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 2.7mg