Description
Experience the enchanting vibrancy and health benefits of Butterfly Pea Tea, a mesmerizing blue drink that transforms with added citrus.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup dried butterfly pea flowers
- 2 cups water
- 2 glasses of ice
- Sugar, simple syrup, or honey to taste
- Lime juice or lemon juice to taste
Instructions
- Boil 2 cups of water in a kettle until bubbling hot.
- Combine the boiling water in a measuring cup with the dried butterfly pea flowers.
- Stir gently and press the flowers against the sides to extract color.
- Steep for 3-5 minutes until color deepens.
- Strain the tea into a glass, discarding flowers.
- Sweeten with sugar or honey and add citrus juice if desired.
- Serve over ice in two glasses and enjoy!
Notes
Store leftover tea in the fridge for up to 2 days. Experiment with flavors by adding mint or coconut milk.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Steeping
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 40
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg