From the Tropics: Red Hibiscus Tea Pops with Yogurt 
Certain flowers are not only for decoration, they could also be in your salad and satiate your thirst with an invigorating, magically sensual brew. Do I have your attention now?
The benefits of cooking with tea seem endless. In many cases, when you cook with tea, it retains many of the essential vitamins as well as the antioxidants. Tea is not only a refreshing and delicious beverage, but also very versatile and exotic ingredient that is hitting the kitchens of the adventurous cooks all over the world. How about cooking with tea today? Here we are sharing a simple, yet fantastic recipe to tickle your creativity. It could be prepared with fresh hibiscus petals, or red hibiscus tea.
Ingredients
- 1 cup boiling water
- 4 tablespoons red hibiscus tea (or the petals only of 4 red hibiscus, washed)*
- 1 cup sugar or honey (or to taste)
- 3 cups original flavor yogurt (regular or low in fat)
Preparation
Pour boiling water over hibiscus tea, or hibiscus petals. Brew 5-10 minutes, or until it has reached a very intense red color. Remove tea bags, OR put the liquid through a very fine sieve to remove solids. Discard solids / used tea bag.
Combine tea with sugar and stir until dissolved. Cool completely and then add the yogurt and stir until the tea has been distributed evenly. You will get a pink beautiful yogurt. So sexy!
Pour mixture into ice pop molds and freeze until firm. To serve, press firmly on bottom and sides of molds to remove. If using paper cups, freeze mixture until almost firm and then insert Popsicle sticks into centers. Freeze until firm.
Recipe yields 6-8 Popsicles.
Important: if you are using fresh hibiscus petals, make sure they have not been exposed to pesticides.
Related posts:
- Cooking with Saril = Jamaica = Roselle, Hibiscus Sabdariffa
- Edible Flowers: The Marvelous Hibiscus
- Edible Flowers: The Red Velvet Rose of Love
- Hibiscus: More than just a Beautiful Flower
This post is my contribution for this week's Kalyn's Kitchen Weekend Herb Blogging.
Don't forget to visit her blog on Sunday night to check out all the
other great posts that always get submitted for this event!
Tags: weekend herb blogging, hibiscus, cookingdiva, cooking, panama
- by Chef Melissa
- March 04, 2007
- 2:39 pm
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Comments
03.04.07 at 03:41 PM |
Your new photo is gorgeous (and I thought the other one was pretty good, but this is even better!) Great entry for WHB. Congrats on another Bloggie nomination this year! Your blog is looking fantastic.
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03.04.07 at 03:58 PM |
Thank you Kalyn! It sure feels refreshing to have a new blog design
Happy cooking…
Melissa
03.05.07 at 06:16 AM |
Hi Mellisa, hibiscus just reminds me of home, its the national flower of Malaysia..did not know you can make tea with that, that’s just refreshing, now I wander how it taste like ?
03.05.07 at 07:28 AM |
Hi Melissa,
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the tea is a favourite and the combination with yoghurt a must try. Sounds really smashing.
03.05.07 at 08:34 AM |
Hola Melting Wok! it has a very unique taste, I love it by itself! It is somehow a little acid and sweet at the same time. The color just makes it more delicious
Helene: I had never tried it with yogurt, but I’ve got to tell you they were born to be together!
Have a tasty week!
Melissa
03.05.07 at 02:35 PM |
Yes—you look even more beautiful! How is that possible?
I love these hibiscus treats. So clever.
03.08.07 at 02:01 PM |
Flaquita!!!! Me encanta el diseño!!
03.09.07 at 09:28 AM |
I love hibiscus tea! What a lucky day for me to discover your blog and find such a delicious recipe for me try.
03.09.07 at 09:37 AM |
Gracias Sher! you will love these popsicles, and the best part is that they are so easy to prepare…
Oso, a mi me encanta tambien. Joelle is so talented
Sijbrich, thank you for your visit! I feel the same way, I love your blog
03.12.07 at 01:45 PM |
Hi Melissa , congratulations, you won again.
03.12.07 at 02:08 PM |
Melissa, congratulations are in order!
Way to go winning a Bloggie this year!
Lots of love,
Gemma
03.12.07 at 02:29 PM |
OMG————-I can not believe it! Thank you Bibi & Gemma, a big hug for you
03.12.07 at 08:22 PM |
Hi Melissa:
You have one of the most blogs that I´ve ever read!!!
FYI,in Argentina…..If Im not wrong,the common name of this bush is Rosa China…and when I was livng in Mexico,the “agua de Jamaica"became my favourite beverage to taste and relish…but never found out how looks the plant/blossom….till I saw your picture!!!!!!!!!!!
Gardeners of my neighbourhood:Let this be a Warning!!!!!!!! because I´ll ask a pile of grafts to develope my own farm…jaja!
saludos
07.11.08 at 10:10 AM |
Around my home I have several hibicus plants but I didn’t know you could make tea with the flowers. Wow! I am going to give it a try.
If you can make tea with the hibiscus flower, then I assume it’s OK to just eat them too?
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