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Butterfly Pea Tea
With its stunning blue color and pleasant, mellow flavor, this chilled tea made from butterfly pea flowers is one Thai drink you don't want to miss!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 31 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cups water
- 2 Tablespoons dried butterfly pea flowers
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- crushed ice
Instructions
- 1
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. As soon as it comes to a boil, remove it from the heat.
- 2
Add the dried butterfly pea flowers and white sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves into solution.
- 3
Allow the flowers to steep for 10-15 minutes, until the tea is dark blue in color. Using a tea strainer, strain the flowers from the tea.
- 4
Allow the tea to come to room temperature, then place in refrigerator. Chill until the tea is cold. Pour over a glassful of crushed ice, and enjoy!