butterfly pea flower

“ Butterfly pea flower gifts enchant reviewers with their magical color-changing properties and versatility. These beautiful flowers steep into a vibrant deep blue hue, enchantingly transforming drinks to purple with the addition of lemon due to its pH sensitivity. Beyond their visual appeal, these flowers are tasteless, allowing them to enhance the color of teas and foods without altering their flavor. Enthusiasts celebrate using them in a variety of applications, from baking and candy making, where they provide natural blue coloring, to crafting visually captivating teas and lemonades. Their ability to create eye-catching colors in culinary creations has garnered widespread admiration and recommendations. ”

“ Such a pretty color and even in darker teas it just seems almost magical! OKAY so something new I tried. Brew the flower and then freeze the water... Add it to a blend and pour lemonaid over... try blueberry lemonaid... looks like a storm cloud... Wish I could post a pic! ”

“ I freaking love these things. I've never used them in tea, at least not yet, but they've become an essential baking and candy making ingredient for me. I really love making truffle filling with this stuff! It turns cocoa butter a glorious blue - it looks more green during the making of it, but when it's done, it turns out a beautiful shade of medium to light blue (depending on how much you used). I made some lovely truffles this way. The filling was white chocolate ganache with blueberries, colored blue with these flowers, dipped in naturally pink and fruity ruby chocolate. Absolutely delicious! They made an excellent accompaniment for my tea. ;) I definitely recommend these as a source of high quality blue food coloring, whatever you re trying to dye (though keep in mind that it does react to pH and other ingredients - it won't show in milk or dark chocolate, for example, as they are too brown for the blue to show.) ”

“ As a tisane on its own this has no taste whatsoever. The advantage of that is that when added to other teas it will enhance their color without changing the taste. It will steep to a beautiful vibrant deep blue color on its own. When lemon (acid) is added it turns a beautiful purple color. Unlike other herbal teas you can steep this more than once, the color is just not as intense. Try it for your next Halloween party or other gathering that requires a blue or purple drink! ”

“ Love these little flowers. They are nice to add to blends and add a fun color to them. ”

“ I haven't tried these on their own, but mixing with some chamomile and lemongrass. The resulting cup is quite blue, and turns purplish pink when lemon or lime juice is added. It's a cool reaction, and my toddler loves see the colors change. ”