Zobo Drink

In hot days there is nothing as refreshing as a chilled bottle of zobo drink. You can easily buy it but can make your own in order to reduce the sugar and other additives used in making it that are unhealthy. Personally I like mine with lots of ginger and flavoured with cloves and pineapple. But when I don't want to mix with the real pineapple I use instant pineapple drink powder. But I came to realize it contains aspartame which is also not good for our health, so I use just sugar or honey or pineapple juice from fresh pineapples. The thing is you can sweeten and flavour zobo drink to your own preferred taste. Below are a few steps on how to prepare your own delicious African zobo drink by yourself in the comfort of your own home.

             Zobo Drink Recipe

             Cuisine: African

             Category: Drink 

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Ingredients

• 4 cups of dry zobo hibiscus flower
• 6 cups of water
• 1 medium fresh pineapple
• 2 Tbspoons grounded ginger
• 1 Tbspoon grounded cloves
• Any sweetener of your choice

Other Requirements

• A clean pot
• A clean big bowl
• A small clean bowl
• A wooden spoon
• A strainer
• Sterilized bottles

Directions

1. Measure out the zobo flower and put in a clean bowl.
2. Pour water and quickly rinse into the pot you want to use for boiling.
3. Pour the 6 cups of water and place on a cooker.
4. Put heat on and the prepare your ginger and cloves. 
5. When it is about to start boiling, put the grinded ginger and cloves, stir with a wooden spoon then cover the pot and allow it to boil for about 10 to 15 minutes.
6. If you are adding Pineapple, first wash the whole pineapple then cut the back and mash a bit.
7. Put in the mashed pineapple back into the pot of zobo and and turn off the heat.
8. Then cut the pineapple flesh into bits and blend with some water till very smooth, then use a strainer to remove any fibre.
9. Allow the zobo to cool down, strain before adding the pineapple juice. Mix well then put in containers and chill in the refrigerator.
10. But if you are not using Pineapple, after point 5, allow the pot of zobo to become cold.
11. Strain and add the sweetener of your choice.
12.  Put in sterilized containers and chill in the fridge.

Your delicious Zobo drink is ready for consumption. Enjoy 😊

Corrections are welcome.