Cooling Chrysanthemum Tea
Refreshing, cooling and very delicious – Chrysanthemum Tea is a herbal treat for the family. Using rock sugar, it is lightly sweet and super fragrant with the aroma of pandan and chrysanthemum flowers. It also contains some essence of dried gardenia fruit that we extract into the tea – which gives additional nutritional value to the tea.
It is very easy to make Chrysanthemum Tea too – measure and boil the ingredients together in a stockpot for about 20 minutes. After, pre-soak the dried Chrysanthemum flowers for 30 seconds in boiling water, before soaking them completely in the stockpot for another 20 minutes. Then, strain it all and the tea is ready to be served!
Makes 5 litres, or about 21 servings of Chrysanthemum tea.
Ingredients
Rock sugar, which adds a touch of sweetness to the tea. It is less sweet than regular white sugar.
Salt, to taste.
Pandan leaves, to impart an aromatic fragrance to the tea.
Gardenia fruit adds an intense, bright yellow colour to the tea. It is also added for its cooling properties and is able to remove some “heatiness”, according to traditional Chinese medicine.
Dried chrysanthemum flowers, as the main flavouring ingredient of the tea.
Steps
Here are the brief steps to make Chrysanthemum Tea:
- Boil the rock sugar, salt, pandan leaves and dried crushed gardenia fruit in a large stockpot.
- Soak dried chrysanthemum flowers in boiling hot water for 30 seconds.
- Strain the chrysanthemum flowers, and add them to the stockpot.
- Strain the tea and serve hot or cold.
Tips
- Gardenia fruit is an ingredient that contains cooling properties and adds a bright yellow colour to the tea.
- The chrysanthemum flowers were soaked in boiling hot water for 30 seconds to remove any debris while rehydrating them before adding them to the tea.
- The pandan leaves add a lovely sweet fragrance to the tea.
- Make sure the tea is fully cooled before storing it in the fridge.
- Make sure to watch the video to see exactly how I made it!
Storage Instructions
With 5 litres of Chrysanthemum Tea, they can be poured into clean large, heat-proof basins to speed up the cooling time. Once completely cooled, it can be kept in an air-tight container, in the fridge for up to 5 days.
It can also be kept frozen in the freezer for quite a long time – however, this tea is best made fresh and consumed within the week for its cooling properties and nutritional benefits.
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Cooling Chrysanthemum Tea
Equipment
- stockpot
- Saucepan
- Pestle
- Chopping Board
- Strainer
- Muslin Cloth
- Sharp Kitchen Knife
Ingredients
- 5 L water, to boil the tea
- 250 g rock sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 pandan leaves, cut into 4-5 inches in length
- 4 gardenia fruit
- 1 L water, boiling, to refresh dried flowers
- 50 g chrysanthemum flowers, dried
Instructions
- Add 5L of water into the stockpot over medium heat.
- Add the rock sugar, salt and pandan leaves. Stir to mix all the ingredients.
- Lightly crush the gardenia fruits, until the hard shells have opened. Immediately add them to the stockpot. Stir to combine, and cover the pot. Let it boil for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, boil 1L of water in a saucepot over medium heat. Once boiling, switch off the heat.
- Add the dried Chrysanthemum flowers to the saucepot and stir for 30 seconds. Strain all the flowers, and drain the water. Set the flowers aside.
- Once the saucepot has been boiling for 20 minutes, stir lightly and switch off the heat. Add all the Chrysanthemum flowers. Cover the pot and let it soak for another 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, strain all the flowers, leaves and fruits from the tea, and discard them.
- For hot Chrysanthemum tea, serve immediately. For cold Chrysanthemum tea, add a few blocks of ice into a glass, and pour the desired amount of tea.
Video
Notes
- Gardenia fruit is an ingredient that contains cooling properties and adds a bright yellow colour to the tea.
- The chrysanthemum flowers were soaked in boiling hot water for 30 seconds to remove any debris while rehydrating them before adding them to the tea.
- The pandan leaves add a lovely sweet fragrance to the tea.
- Make sure the tea is fully cooled before storing it in the fridge.
- Make sure to watch the video to see exactly how I made it!