ICED BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER TEA LATTE

A pretty blue herbal tea latte made with butterfly pea flowers. Add a splash of milky goodness to get a gorgeous creamy swirl. See how easy it is to make!

ICED BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER TEA LATTE

• The blue color comes naturally from the purplish blue petals of the butterfly pea flower.
• It’s an herbal tea and caffeine-free.
• Also known as a blue tea.
• You can make tea with the flowers and you can also make a tea latte by adding a little milk and sugar.

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I don’t love the taste of this drink but EVERYONE loves the way it looks, so here we are. 

Adding lemonade or lemons to butterfly pea flower tea make it taste better and it’s how I drink it. The brightness from the lemons work well to mask the muskiness from the tea. 

Loose butterfly pea flowers are whole, dried flowers. Butterfly pea flowers tea bags are flowers that have been crushed into small bits.

Loose, whole butterfly pea flowers are better quality than tea bags but for recipes or drinks where you’re adding milk and sugar, tea bags are easier to use than loose flowers.

HOW TO MAKE BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER TEA LATTE

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1. MAKE BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER TEA

Steep tea bags in hot water and watch the water turn a dark blue. Take out tea bags and set aside to cool.

2. MAKE VANILLA SWEET CREAM

Combine half & half, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla extract.

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3. ASSEMBLE DRINK

Fill cup with ice and pour in the cooled down blue tea. Next, slowly pour in the vanilla sweet cream and watch it create pretty swirls.

Tea Sommelier’s Tip: To get the pretty swirls, don’t replace the half & half with milk. Milk is too liquid-y so it’ll just go straight to the bottom without creating pretty swirls.

BUTTERFLY PEA FLOWER TEA LATTE TIPS

• The half & half with sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
• The butterfly pea flower tea can also be made ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator for about 4 days.
• If using loose butterfly pea flowers, use 2 teaspoons of butterfly pea flower tea instead of 2 tea bags.

QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

Is there caffeine?

No, there’s no caffeine at all.

Is this drink really not that great?

It looks so good but it definitely does not taste as good as it looks. The only way I like having this tea is with lemons or lemonade.

I’m using dried butterfly pea flowers. How much do I use?

Replace the 2 tea bags with 2 teaspoons of dried flowers.

Why are you using tea bags for this recipe instead of loose tea?

I’ve made it using both the whole flowers and tea bags and it really tastes pretty much the same, so I’m picking the easier to use option — tea bags. 

Can I use regular milk instead of half & half?

You can, but you won’t get the pretty swirls like you can with half & half.