Sobolo with less sugar
Bissap, zobo
Serves 8 · 30 minutes (plus cooling)
Why it's healthier: Sweetened with pineapple and ginger and a quarter of the usual sugar. Shop-bought sobolo can have as much sugar as a soft drink.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of dried hibiscus (sobolo) leaves
- Skin and core of 1 pineapple
- 2 thumbs of ginger, 6 cloves
- 3 litres of water
- 8 teaspoons of sugar, or less
Method
- Rinse the leaves. Boil them with the pineapple skin, ginger and cloves for 20 minutes.
- Leave to cool, then sieve.
- Stir in the sugar a little at a time and taste. Serve cold.
Tips
- Add sliced orange or pineapple chunks for sweetness without sugar.
- A glass of this has about 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Grow it yourself
Recipes are in English for now.