Plant Based Diet: Summer Goddess Sun Tea - Gardenista
Photography by Erin Boyle.
Making sun tea is kind of like cheating. It sounds fancy and tastes delicious, but requires less effort than you’d think.
Dried hibiscus and rose petals make a ruby-colored sun tea.
Jessa blends equal parts dried rose and hibiscus flowers to make summer goddess tea.
Leave the tea in a sunny window or a fire escape for an hour or two to steep.
Dried chamomile flowers are used for making a floral-scented simple syrup that sweetens the tea.
Organic brown sugar is a healthier alternative to refined white sugar, which is typically used in simple syrups.
Chamomile flowers steep in the simple syrup.
Strain syrup into a clean container and keep refrigerated.
Summer Goddess Sun Tea
Brew sun tea by leaving a jar of water and flower petals in a sunny window for an hour or two. If you think you’ll leave your tea out for more than a couple of hours, consider brewing it overnight in the refrigerator instead, or making it the old-fashioned way with boiling water.
Brown Sugar Chamomile Syrup
In a medium saucepan combine sugar and water.