Description
A refreshing and vibrant lemonade made with butterfly pea flowers that change color when lemon juice is added.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons dried butterfly pea flowers
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar or honey
- 2 cups cold water
- 2 cups ice cubes
- Fresh mint leaves and lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
- Place the dried butterfly pea flowers in a heat-proof pitcher and pour in the boiling water. Let the petals steep for 10 minutes until the liquid turns a deep, dark blue, then strain the flowers out.
- While the blue tea is still hot, stir in your sugar or honey until it is completely dissolved. This ensures your lemonade is perfectly smooth without any grainy texture at the bottom of the glass.
- Add the cold water to the pitcher and place it in the fridge to chill. While the base cools, squeeze your fresh lemons into a separate container, ensuring you remove all seeds and pulp from the juice.
- Fill your serving glasses to the top with ice cubes and add a few fresh mint leaves or lemon slices for extra fragrance. Pour the chilled blue tea into each glass, filling them about three-quarters of the way up.
- Slowly pour the fresh lemon juice over the blue tea in each glass. Watch as the color instantly shifts from blue to a vibrant purple, then give it a gentle stir and serve immediately to your guests.
Notes
- This lemonade is not only delicious but also visually stunning.
- Adjust the sweetness to your liking by varying the amount of sugar or honey.
- For a stronger color shift, use more lemon juice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Stirring
- Cuisine: Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg