Hibiscus Flowers and Hibiscus Tea
Recipe Yield
6 cups tea
Cooking time
15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 ounces dried hibiscus flowers
To Prepare
- In a medium saucepan, bring water and honey to a boil. Stir in dried hibiscus flowers, stir and cook at a simmer for about 15 minutes, until flowers are completely rehydrated and soft.
- Strain flowers, reserving liquid for tea, and finely chop. Set aside.
Comments
26comments inChocolate Cookies with Hibiscus Flowers
Rachel
Dec 06
This is the third time I’ve made these cookies. Que delicia!
Pati Jinich
Dec 09
So glad you love them Rachel 😉
Linda
Aug 21
Can’t wait to make these👍
Pati Jinich
Aug 23
Hope you’ll like it Linda 😉
Stephen
May 24
I first saw you make these cookies in 2015 and have always wanted to make these. It finally happened! The wait was worth it. Like others have said, the cookies are so soft and almost brownie-like. I’m so glad to have tried this recipe. Thank you so much, Pati!
Pati Jinich
May 28
Thanks to you Stephen! So glad you enjoyed these cookies 😉
Anonymous
Jul 19
Hola Pati,
Do you have video making these cookies. If so can you post it or send to me patloca.salomon@gmail.com.
Pati Jinich
Jul 22
I don’t have the video on my YouTube page, but you can catch the whole episode on Amazon – Season 4, Episode 10: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L8N2ZX1/
Penny
May 22
Ok people, trust Pati! She knows what she’s doing. Yes, this recipe is unusual with so little flour, but it produces such a light and chewy cookie that is so different from other recipes. Like a meringue cookie and a brownie at the same time (which I didn’t think was possible). If you want an ordinary cookie with lots of flour, turn over your bag of chocolate chips and follow the ones on the back. But, if you came to Pati’s website for something unique, then you’re in the right place. After mixing all the ingredients, the batter will be runny and you will think “This can’t be right!”. My husband said “That looks like chocolate cookie soup, not cookie dough.” But I waved a sticky spatula in his face and said “Trust Pati!” After chilling, the mixture turns into a soft scoopable dough. Give it a try as written, and your faith will be rewarded.
Pati Jinich
May 23
Aw thank you, Penny!
Sarah
Apr 03
Hi Patti,
The cookies are so delicious, they were a HIT with everyone at the baby shower 😋. I have even had people ask me to bake some more for them. Thank you for sharing your great ideas, look forward to trying other recipes.
Pati
Apr 04
Awesome! So glad to hear that Sarah.
Sarah
Mar 12
Hi Patti,
I’m making these for a baby shower and would like to check the oven temp. Is the temp 350 degrees (Fahrenheit) with fan? I would be cooking them at 180 degrees Celsius or 160 with fan. What do you recommend?
Pati
Mar 16
180 celsius is about 350 F, that sounds right.
Chris
Jul 23
Made these to take for a picnic dinner at an outdoor concert, they were amazing, people in our group were talking them up to friends as they walked by, and we went through the entire batch (there were only 4 of us, so I am hoping we gave a lot of the cookies to passersby!) Thanks so much, for this recipe.
Pati
Jul 26
What a fantastic story Chris! Thank you so much for sharing.
Donna
Dec 07
Patti, So is the 1/2 flour and 1 1/4 cup sugar proportions stated in the recipe correct, or should they be changed? I often use less sugar than called for, but am mostly worried about the flour measurement. Want to make these for Christmas.
Love your show.
Donna
Pati
Dec 07
Hi Donna,
I really love these cookies with the measurements provided here… give them a try, see how you like them! Not only does this ration it give the cookies a really wonderful balance of flavors also a very delicate texture, that I wouldn’t want you to fool around with… And thanks for watching my show 🙂
sonia
Nov 26
Paty
I did this cookies yesterday they are amazing
but I noticed that the ratio of the ingredients are incorrect, cant used 1 1/2 cup of sugar and only 1/2 cup of flower
I’m a pastry chef and adjusted the ratio and came out delicious
Thanks
Sonia
Pati
Nov 27
I am so happy it worked out for you! Happy Thanksgiving, Sonia!
Crystal
Dec 24
Hi Sonia. What are the correct proportions? My cookies failed miserably. Did you use parchment paper without grease? Mine stuck to paper but I don’t think the baking time was enough either.
Margy
Nov 12
I found the dried flor de jamaica at my local H-mart asian store. First time I have seen them there. They do stock a lot of Latino food items, but will often get an item in stock, and then it disappears, so grab it while you can.
kittyrhys
Sep 07
You can also find “hisbiscus” tea at many Hispanic and African food store!
kenna
Jul 14
Followup to my previous entry. I have found the hibuscus tea now in two retail stores. Smart and Final and Food for Less. However, I am expremely happy with the product I have been bying from a supplier on Amazon-Frontier Natural Foods Co-op. Product is consistent, well packed . I also found Ceylon cinnamon sticks through them. Think I will just stay with a good thing.
Kenna morton
Sep 29
Me too— I buy the Frontier CoOp as well. Excellent, consistent product. I make the tea all the time. Don.t be afraid to adjust the tea ingredient amounts to your own liking. Sometimes I add less hibiscus and add a couple tea bags of Constant Comment Black and Pecot tea. I make the cookies once in a while. I do stick to the original recipe though.
kenna
Jul 05
I have now made your hibiscus tea a dozen times. I love it and so have all my guests. It’s great that I can use the same used leaves for the delicious hibiscus cookies. I have not yet had any luck buying the hibiscus at a retail store or health food store but now just order it from Amazon. I also bought Ceylon cinnamon from Amazon to add to the tea. I like it both ways but just plain. Is my favorite. Thanks Patti—love your show and your web site