- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup dried hibiscus blossoms
- Orange Blossom Honey Syrup (recipe follows)
- 1 cup orange juice, fresh squeezed
- 2 1/2 cups cold water
- Ice cubes, for serving
- 1 bunch mint leaves, fresh
- Orange peel, for garnish
- For Orange Blossom Honey Syrup:
- 1 cup orange blossom honey
- 1/4 cup hot water
- Pour boiling water over the hibiscus, cover and allow to steep for 30 minutes. During this time, make the orange blossom honey syrup: in a small saucepan, slowly bring honey and water to a boil. Remove from the heat and allow to cool (this can also be made ahead of time and refrigerated until use). Strain the hibiscus tea base into a 2-quart pitcher; add the orange blossom honey syrup, orange juice and cold water; stir until dissolved.
- To serve: Pour 10 ounces of the punch into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes and 2 to 3 mint leaves; close tightly and shake. Pour into a tall glass; garnish with orange peel and fresh mint leaves. Serve immediately.