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Sparkling Butterfly Pea Lemonade

Here's a super simple recipe:
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups of boiling water
  • 10 dried Butterfly Pea flowers
  • 4  tbsp honey or agave syrup
  • 1/2 Cup fresh lemon juice
  • Ice cubes
  • Lemon slices and edible flowers for garnish (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Steep the Butterfly Pea flowers in the boiling water for 10-15 minutes, until the water is a deep blue.
  • Strain the tea to remove the flowers.
  • Stir in the honey or agave syrup until dissolved.
  • Fill two tall glasses with ice cubes.
  • Pour the blue tea evenly into the glasses.
  • Slowly add the lemon juice to each glass, watching the colour change.
  • Top with sparkling water.
  • Garnish with lemon slices and edible flowers, if desired.
  • Serve immediately and enjoy the magical colour-changing drink!
Keyword Butterfly Pea flower, butterfly peas tea, Color-changing drink, Iced tea, Lemonade, mooies, Refreshing drink, Summer drink, tea drink