Looking for a refreshing, vibrant, and completely natural summer drink? This Butterfly Pea Flower Cooler is the ultimate hydration boost. Made with earthy blue pea tea, hydrating coconut water, and plump basil seeds, this stunning layered drink changes color right before your eyes when you add a splash of lime! It’s naturally sweet, incredibly cooling, and takes under 10 minutes to whip up.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Natural Magic: The deep blue tea turns into a gorgeous purple hue as soon as it interacts with the citric acid from the lime juice.
- Gut-Healthy & Hydrating: Coconut water provides essential electrolytes, while soaked basil seeds (sabja) add a lovely texture and cooling properties for your digestion.
- Low Calorie & Sugar-Free: A clean, guilt-free alternative to sugary store-bought mocktails.
Butterfly Pea Flower Cooler
Servings 2
Equipment
- 1 Tea pot
Ingredients
- 3-4 dried or fresh butterfly pea flowers
- 1/4 cup Hot water
- 1 tbsp Soaked basil seeds
- 1 tsp Lime juice or 2 thin lime slices
- 1 cup Coconut water
- 2-3 Mint leaves finely chopped
- Ice cubes
- 1 pinch Pink salt optional
Instructions
- In a tea pot, add the fresh or dried butterfly pea flowers and pour the hot water over them. Set aside to steep for 3–5 minutes until deep blue, then let it cool down.
- In a serving glass, add a handful of ice cubes, followed by the soaked basil seeds and chopped mint leaves.
- Pour in the lime juice (or drop in the lime slices) and fill the glass about 3/4 of the way up with chilled coconut water.
- Slowly pour the cooled blue tea right over the top, watch it magically swirl into purple, add a pinch of pink salt if desired, stir, and serve!
Notes
If you can’t find fresh or dried butterfly pea flowers, you can substitute them with 1/2 teaspoon of pure culinary-grade blue matcha (butterfly pea flower powder).
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