Butterfly Pea Lemonade
The colour-changing drink. Kids and adults both love it.
LevelEasy
MethodBuild
GlassHighball
Serves1
Ingredients
- 1 tspButterfly pea flowerDried blue flowers sold as 'blue tea'. They turn purple when lemon is added.
- 200 mlHot water
- 30 mlLemon juiceSqueeze it fresh. 1 lemon gives about 30 ml.
- 20 mlSugar syrupMake it: stir equal amounts of sugar and hot water until clear. Keeps 2 weeks in the fridge.
Plus ice.
Bar tools
- Jigger
- Strainer
No bar kit? A jar with a lid works as a shaker, and 1 tablespoon is 15 ml.
How to make a Butterfly Pea Lemonade
- Steep the dried flowers in hot water for 5 minutes, then strain and cool. It turns deep blue.
- Fill a glass with ice, add the syrup and blue tea.
- Pour in the lemon juice and watch it turn purple.
Garnish: Lemon slice