Color-changing butterfly pea flower lemonade goes from blue to purple with lemon. Get the easy recipe with dried flowers and fresh citrus.
25 minutesCombine 3 cups filtered water and 1 cup sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Cover and steep for 15 minutes until the liquid is a deep, vivid blue.
Steep dried butterfly pea flowers in hot water for 5 minutes to make a deep blue tea. Add simple syrup and pour over ice, then add fresh lemon juice and watch it shift from blue to purple.
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