Hibiscus Lemonade Slushy Food

HIBISCUS HALF-AND-HALF

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/2 quarts water to a boil in a small pot over high heat. Remove from the heat and add the tea bags. Cover and let steep between 1 and 1 1/2 hours. Discard the tea bags, then place the hibiscus tea in the refrigerator to cool completely.
• Place 2 or 3 frozen raspberries into each compartment of an empty ice cube tray. Using 2 cups of the tea, add enough cooled hibiscus tea to submerge the raspberries and place in the freezer 8 hours or up to overnight.
• Combine the lemonade with 1 quart chilled hibiscus tea in a large pitcher and stir to combine. Pour over raspberry ice cubes and serve with lemon wedges.

HIBISCUS LEMONADE SLUSHY

Steps:

• Bring 1-1/2 cups water to boil. Remove from heat. Add hibiscus flowers; stir. Cover; let stand 10 min. Pour flavored water through fine-mesh strainer into bowl. Discard drained flowers. Add honey to flavored water; mix well. Cool completely
• Pour hibiscus water into blender. Add strawberries; blend until smooth. Pour evenly into 4 (16-oz.) glasses, adding about 1/2 cup strawberry mixture to each glass.
• Measure lemonade mix into 1-qt. pitcher. Add remaining 4 cups (plain) water to lemonade mix; stir until dissolved. Invert spoon against side of inside of 1 filled glass; slowly pour 1 cup lemonade over back of spoon into glass. Repeat with remaining lemonade and filled glasses.
• Serve immediately.

SLUSHY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In blender, combine lemon juice concentrate, water, and sugar.
• Gradually add the 4 cups of ice cubes, blending until smooth.
• Serve immediately.

HIBISCUS LEMONADE INFUSION

Steps:

• For the hibiscus syrup: Combine dried hibiscus, sugar and water in a small pot and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in lemon zest. Let hibiscus steep for 1 hour before straining syrup through a sieve lined with cheesecloth. Allow to cool completely and store in refrigerator until ready to use.
• For the lemonade: In a large pitcher, combine hibiscus syrup, lemon juice and cold water. When ready to serve, add 1-2 cups of ice. Garnish individual glasses with dried whole hibiscus flowers.