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Tea · From Bladwijzer

Dried rose hip tea

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: ± 1 litre (4 cups)
• Time: 5 min + 15 min steeping
• From: Field-rose

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp dried rose hips (whole or halved)
• 1 litre water
• 1 small strip of unwaxed lemon peel
• honey to taste

Method

1. Lightly crush the dried hips in a mortar so that they break open.
2. Bring them to the boil with the water and lemon peel and leave to steep gently for 15 minutes with the lid on.
3. Pour the tea through a fine cloth or coffee filter so that all the hairs and seeds stay behind.
4. Sweeten to taste with a little honey.

Storing: Drink the tea warm or keep it for a day in the fridge. Dried hips keep for a year in a closed jar.