Blue Milk Tea – Butterfly Pea Milk Tea

Have you ever thought about making a lovely blue milk tea? I love this light blue color so much. Summer is just around the corner, and drink enthusiasts are eagerly waiting to enjoy iced drinks.

I want to introduce you to an easy-to-make iced drink called “Iced Blue.” You can get blue milk without adding any artificial coloring. We are using butterfly peas to create the blue color. Butterfly pea tea, also known as butterfly pea flower tea, is made from the flowers of the Clitoria Ternatea plant. The tea is known for its striking blue color. However, if you add any sour agent like lemon juice, it may turn purple. What a magic right?

The taste of butterfly pea is relatively mild, so I usually love mixing it with other fruity ingredients like blueberry or other teas. I also include jasmine green tea to make the tea more refreshing and stronger in taste.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp. jasmine green tea tea
• 1 tbsp. butterfly pea flower tea
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp. condense milk
• ice cube
• 1 cup hot water, divided

How to make iced butterfly tea

Steep the jasmine tea

Add 1 cup of hot water to jasmine tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Strain the tea liquid and set aside to cool down.

Steep the butterfly pea

Similarly, add 1/4 cup hot water to the butterfly pea flower tea, steep for 5 minutes, then strain the liquid. You can also choose to steep jasmine tea and butterfly tea together.

Assemble

Pour the butterfly pea flower tea liquid into 100ml of jasmine tea base, then add the milk and condensed milk and stir the mixture well.

To complete the process, pour the mixture into a glass filled with ice cubes. After that, you can enjoy your drink. It has such a great ocean color.

Tips

• Pregnant women, please try not to drink drinks with butterfly pea flowers due to the potential risk of stimulating the uterus, which could lead to complications.