Description
Warm autumn hibiscus cider brings Mexican herbal magic to your seasonal celebrations. Crafted with fragrant hibiscus flowers, cinnamon, and orange zest, this spiced drink offers a rich crimson invitation to chilly evenings you’ll savor deeply.
Ingredients
Scale
Herbal Base:
- ½ cup (120 ml) hibiscus flower powder
- ¼ cup (60 ml) rosehips
- ¼ cup (60 ml) dried ginger root
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) rosebuds
Liquid Components:
- ¼ cup (60 ml) apple cider vinegar
- 5–6 cups (1.2–1.4 liters) water
Sweeteners:
- 2–3 tablespoons (30–45 ml) honey OR ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) stevia
Instructions
- Gather the fragrant botanical elements like hibiscus flower powder, rosehips, dried ginger root, and rosebuds into a spacious glass vessel, creating an aromatic herbal foundation for the warming beverage.
- Cascade boiling water over the delicate herbal mixture, ensuring complete submersion, and allow the ingredients to infuse and release their complex flavor profiles for approximately 12 minutes.
- Gently incorporate a sweetening agent such as honey or stevia, stirring until fully dissolved and complementing the herbal essence of the brew.
- Introduce a splash of apple cider vinegar to elevate the drink’s complexity, balancing the floral and sweet undertones with a subtle tangy dimension.
- Select your preferred temperature presentation – either as a steaming comfort on crisp autumn evenings or as a chilled elixir served over crystalline ice cubes, transforming the herbal infusion into a versatile seasonal beverage.
Notes
- Experiment with different sweeteners to find your perfect balance of flavors, from maple syrup to agave nectar.
- Customize the cider’s intensity by adjusting steeping time, with longer steeps creating a more robust herbal profile.
- Store leftover hibiscus blend in an airtight container for quick future preparations, maintaining maximum flavor preservation.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Steeping
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg