Description
Nothing tastes better in the hot afternoon than this cherry hibiscus refresher with homemade cherry syrup and fresh lime.
Ingredients
Scale
Cherry Syrup
- 2 cups (350 g with pits) cherries, pitted
- 1 cup (225 g) water
- 1/2 cup (140 g) honey or cane sugar
Refresher
- 3 tbsp (48 g) cherry syrup
- 2 tbsp (23 g) lime juice
- 1/2 cup hibiscus tea*
- Lots of ice
Instructions
- Pit the cherries. Start by prepping the cherries – you can pit them using a metal straw, slicing them in half and removing the seed, or using a cherry pitter.
- Make the cherry syrup. Add the pitted cherries to a large pot, along with the water, honey/cane sugar, and salt. Place the cherries on the stove over medium heat and let them simmer until they start to froth. Gently mash the cherries with a fork or potato masher (by now, the cherries should be soft), and let them continue to cook down for an additional 5 minutes. The goal here is to evaporate any excess water and build a concentrated syrup.
- Strain and store the syrup. Once the syrup has thickened a bit, strain over a bowl using a fine mesh sieve. Save the cherry pulp for making cherry almond butter toast (yes, it tastes amazing). Pour the syrup into a jar and store it in the fridge.
- Make your refresher. When you’re reading to make your refresher, brew 1/2 cup hibiscus tea (details on proper brewing are in the recipe card below), and pour the tea over a cup filled with ice, followed by 3-4 tbsp cherry syrup, and 2 tbsp lime juice. Stir or shake vigorously and enjoy!
Notes
*1/2 cup (115 g) boiling water + 1 tbsp (6 g) hibiscus leaves steeped for 6 minutes