Recipes Nugget Market Signature Recipes
Agua de Jamaica
- Prep time
- 5 minutes, plus 15 minutes steeping PT5M
- Cook time
- 10 minutes PT10M
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
This beautiful, hibiscus-infused drink is a refreshing, family-friendly sip everyone is sure to enjoy.
Ingredients
- 8 cups water, divided
- 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- ½ cup piloncillo, grated or chopped, plus more, to taste
- Juice of 1 lime
Preparation
Boil 4 cups water in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add hibiscus flowers and cinnamon sticks, then reduce temperature to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep for 15 minutes, until deeply colored.
Strain mixture into a glass pitcher, pressing the flowers to extract all the color, then discard the flowers.
Add piloncillo to hot concentrate. Stir until dissolved. Add 4 cups cold water and lime juice. Taste and adjust sweetness as desired.
Refrigerate or serve immediately over ice.