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How to Make Immune System-Boosting Hibiscus Flower Tea

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Pace chapter.

I have recently found the sort of holistic, soul-warming beauty in experimenting with tea. In this immune system-boosting recipe, you will find lemon rind and the bitter cut off natural ginger adding a sharp flavor to a full-bodied black tea base.

Black tea, robust with a slight jolt of caffeine, has immense health benefits and serves as a great base to most blended teas. When you add lemon rind, ginger, hibiscus flowers, and honey to your tea, you are quadrupling the benefits and flavor quality of each sip.

Chill for a refreshing summertime pick-me-up, or freeze for tea pops.

Hibiscus Flower Tea

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 3 minutesCook time: 10 minutesTotal time: 13 minutesServings:5 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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    Bring water to a boil. Begin to steep black tea by placing tea bags in the hot water.

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    Put the lemon rind and a piece of peeled ginger into the tea.

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    Put hibiscus flowers into tea.

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    Let steep for about 10 minutes.

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    Pour into a mug with honey at the bottom, stir, and enjoy!

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