Hibiscus Syrup (3 Ingredients)
Updated Mar 13, 2025
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So easy to make at home, hibiscus simple syrup is a delicious way to add a sweet floral flavor to an iced tea.
Homemade Hibiscus Syrup
Hibiscus syrup is a simple syrup (liquid sugar) made with sugar, water, and hibiscus tea. My recipe makes it super easy to make it at home in less than 10 minutes. Use hibiscus syrup in iced teas and lemonades.
Simple syrups are the best way to sweeten and flavor beverages since they mix easily into cold (and hot) drinks. Granulated sugar won’t mix well in cold drinks.
Note from Jee
Every time I make a bottle of hibiscus syrup, it’s gone in a matter of days. I usually make 3 drinks with it. First is a fizzy hibiscus soda. I add hibiscus syrup into a glass of sparkling water.
The second is a hibiscus iced tea where I add the syrup to iced black or green tea. The third is a hibiscus lemonade and I add the syrup to lemonade.
They’re all super refreshing and the syrup adds a tart (like a cranberry) and sweet (from the sugar) flavor that I love.
Recipe Summary
- This hibiscus syrup is made from 3 ingredients: hibiscus tea, sugar, and water.
- Loose hibiscus tea or tea bags can be used.
- This recipe makes one cup of hibiscus syrup, which is enough to sweeten about 8 drinks.
RELATED: Hibiscus Lemonade
Ingredient Notes
- Hibiscus tea: Use dried loose hibiscus or hibiscus tea bags. I used loose hibiscus, but tea bags would make it easier since straining hibiscus can create a mess if you’re not careful.
- Sugar: White granulated sugar will give the syrup a vibrant red color. Brown sugar can also be used but the syrup will be brown in color instead of red.
- Water: I always recommend using filtered water.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put all ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer, then turn off heat, and steep. Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely. Let cool.
Step 2: Strain and pour syrup into an airtight container.
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Expert Tips
- Instead of loose hibiscus tea, you can use hibiscus tea bags. Make sure the tea bags only contain hibiscus. Replace the 2 tablespoons of loose tea with 4 tea bags.
- Hibiscus tea stains easily so make sure to wipe away any messes as you go.
- This recipe makes one cup (16 tablespoons) of hibiscus syrup, which is enough to add 2 tablespoons of the syrup to flavor and sweeten about 8 drinks.
- Homemade syrups are not shelf-stable, so it must be refrigerated. Hibiscus syrup can be stored up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
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3-Ingredient Hibiscus Syrup
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons hibiscus tea
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer.Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
- Take off heat and steep for 5 minutes.
- Strain and pour syrup into an airtight container.Use a mesh strainer to separate the hibiscus solids from the syrup. The syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Instead of loose hibiscus tea, you can use hibiscus tea bags. Make sure the tea bags only contain hibiscus. Replace the 2 tablespoons of loose tea with 4 tea bags.
- White granulated sugar will give the syrup a vibrant red color. Brown sugar can also be used but the syrup will be brown in color instead of red.
- Hibiscus tea stains easily so make sure to wipe away any messes as you go.
- This recipe makes one cup (16 tablespoons) of hibiscus syrup, which is enough to add 2 tablespoons of the syrup to flavor and sweeten about 8 drinks.
- Stored in an airtight container, this syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
