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The Ultimate Zobo Drink Recipe

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Nigeria
Keyword: hibiscus, roselle, sobolo, sorrel

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Zobo Leaves
  • 4 cups Water
  • ¼ cup Grated Ginger increase ginger quantity in winter
  • 1 tsp Cloves
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 1 cup Sugar Syrup You can use sweetener of choice to taste. It is optional if you don’t care much for sugar
  • Pineapple Chunks
  • Apple Chunks
  • Quartered Oranges.

Instructions

  • Rinse Sorel leaves in water to remove dirt, particles or dust.
  • In a saucepan on medium heat, combine the freshly washed leaves and add 4 cups of water.
  • Add the cloves and grated ginger and bring to a boil.
  • let to boil for 10mins.
  • Turn off the heat, pour pineapple and apple chunks into the saucepan and let it steep (this juice tastes best when left to steep overnight in a refrigerator).
  • Strain the juice through a cheese cloth
  • Add sugar syrup to juice and stir.

Notes

  • If taste is still strong, dilute with water.
  • It can be mixed with Iced tea.
  • Add 7up or sprite to make a bubbly and foamy punch.
 
Its ready to drink!