Sorrel (Caribbean Juice Drink)
Popular in the Caribbean, especially at Christmas time, this festive juice drink contains steeped dried hibiscus flowers and several warming spices. Sweet, tangy, and wonderfully spiced, you'll love this healthy beverage.
Servings: 40
Calories: 69kcal
Ingredients
- 16 cups water
- 8 oz dried sorrel aka dried hibiscus flower
- 2 small Cinnamon Stick
- 10 whole cloves
- 2 medium bay leaves optional
- 1 inch fresh ginger optional
- 4 cups evaporated cane juice sugar or more, to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring the water to a rolling boil.
- Once boiling, add the dried sorrel and your spices of choice and stir for ten seconds. Cover your pot and turn off the heat. Let the sorrel steep for an hour undisturbed.
- After an hour, uncover your pot and add sugar. Sorrel is naturally very tart so taste and adjust the sweetness to suit your preference.
- Once sweetened, cover the pot and let your drink sit and steep for another hour or as long as overnight for a more potent drink.
- Using a fine mesh strainer or a cheese cloth, strain the juice into a jug or bottle and discard the sorrel and spices.
- Enjoy chilled or over ice. Store your drink in a covered container in the fridge for up to a week.
Notes
- Ensure you're using sorrel: the dried hibiscus flower which is deep red, and not sorrel the green herb version.
- Cinnamon and cloves are the most used spices in sorrel, but you can add any additional spices you enjoy such as orange peel or 4-5 allspice berries.
- Sorrel is a strong juice drink so if preferred you can dilute it with water or even orange juice or seltzer water or even ginger ale.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg