Hibiscus Agua Fresca Cooler

Feel good about sipping this refreshing aqua fresca all day long. Hibiscus flowers have a myriad of health benefits.

This agua fresca isn't too sweet, so you can drink it all day long and even into the night (perhaps with vodka!) Plus, hibiscus flowers have a myriad of health benefits. This is a bonu recipe from my cookbook, Taste of Tucson. It comes from Erika and Jake of Seis Kitchen who said, "Be sure and not throw out the hibiscus flowers after you boil them, eat them instead! They are still super tasty and similar in texture to fruit leather."

The yield quantities here are approximate because the liquid will condense a bit as it cooks.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried hibiscus flowers

• 2 cups sugar

• 1 orange zested, then cut in half

• 1/2 gallon water

Instructions

• Combine hibiscus flowers, sugar, orange and zest and water in a large pot. Simmer for 30 minutes, then remove from heat and let cool before straining out hibiscus flowers and orange. Serve over ice and garnish with an orange slice. Salud!

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