Agua de jamaica is a very popular drink in Mexico. I added a little twist by making it more concentrated and mixing with sparkling water! This is a recipe for how to make hibiscus sparkling water.
What is jamaica drink?
A lot of people that try “agua de Jamaica” tend to ask this question :), this is nothing but hibiscus water. It is a tea created using hibiscus petals.
Hibiscus benefits
As outlined in this article from Healthline:
- Has many antioxidants
- May help lower blood pressure
- May help lower blood fat
- May help boost liver health
- Can Promote weight loss
- May prevent cancer
- Fights bacteria
- It is delicious
Ideas for how to use it
- Summer drinks for a special gathering!
- With some mezcal or any spirit of your preference
- Combined with a delicious Mexican recipe, like the vegan steak
Is good to know that Hibiscus is
- Caffeine-free
- Low calorie
- Can be used in the whole30 plan/recipes
- Paleo diet/recipe compliant
Now the recipe!
Sparkling hibiscus water
Delicious agua de jamaica espumosa
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 30kcal
Cost: 2
Ingredients
- 40 g Jamaica flowers (or twice as much as you would normally put for 1 liter of jamaica water)
- 750 ml Water
- 500 ml Sparkling water
- Stevia for sweetening Optional
Instructions
- Rinse thoroughly the flowers
- Put them to boil for about 30 minutes (or leave them in cold water for 1 night)
- Let them cool down
- Put the concentrated jamaica water in the fridge
- Mix with the sparkling water
Notes
- Calories are as always approximate, depends a lot on how much jamaica you actually put
- This needs to be concentrated jamaica water, so I have put twice as much jamaica flowers as I would normally put to make the drink
- The concentrated hibiscus water will last for about a week. Don’t mix it with the sparkling water until you are actually consuming it 🙂
- Instead of boiling the flowers, you can let them to infuse the water at room temperature to reduce acidity