Simple Butterfly Pea Flower Syrup
on Dec 09, 2022, Updated Apr 21, 2023
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This vibrant blue syrup gets its color from caffeine-free butterfly pea flower tea. It’s simple to make with just 3 ingredients.
Recipe Highlights
- Butterfly pea flower syrup is a simple syrup (liquid sugar) that’s made with three ingredients: sugar, water, and butterfly pea flower tea.
- Butterfly pea flower tea is a caffeine-free infusion that gives this syrup a vegetal flavor and pretty blue color.
- The butterfly pea flower syrup can be used to sweeten and flavor drinks like iced teas and lemonades.
- The blue syrup turns purple when poured into lemonade.
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Ingredient Notes
- Butterfly pea flower tea: Instead of loose tea, go for butterfly pea flowers in tea bags since they’re easier to use. You don’t need high quality tea to make this syrup.
- Sugar: Using white sugar preserves the bright blue color. You can use brown sugar, but it will muddle the color.
- Water: Filtered water is always recommended since it makes the best tasting syrup.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer, then turn off heat, and steep.
Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
Step 2: Strain and pour syrup into an airtight container.
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Serving Suggestions
- It’s best in lemonade to make purple lemonade.
- Make butterfly pea flower iced tea by adding this syrup to black or green iced tea.
- Butterfly pea flower cold foam can be made using this syrup.
- Add sparkling water to butterfly pea flower syrup to make a flavored soda.
- Butterfly pea flower syrup can be used to sweeten cocktails.
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Expert Tips
- Part of the appeal of butterfly pea flower tea is its ability to change colors whenever its pH level shifts. Adding it to lemonade will turn your drink purple.
- When making simple syrups, tea bags create far less mess and makes it easy to strain.
- This recipe makes 1 cup of syrup. That’s enough to sweeten 8 drinks if you use 2 tablespoons for each glass.
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Questions You May Have
It has an earthy, somewhat vegetal flavor that may not appeal to everyone.
Butterfly pea flower tea has loads of antioxidants, helps reduce high blood sugar and high blood pressure, and supports healthy skin.
This butterfly pea flower syrup is caffeine-free.
Yes! Simple syrup is not shelf stable and requires refrigeration. This syrup will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge in an airtight container.
Related
- Iced Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Latte
- Strawberry Butterfly Pea Flower Latte Bubble Tea
- Rose Syrup
- Lavender Syrup
- Hibiscus Syrup
- Ginger Syrup
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Butterfly Pea Flower Syrup
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 butterfly pea flower tea bag
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
- Turn off the heat and let cool.
- Remove tea bag and pour syrup into an airtight container.Use a funnel to help pour neatly into the bottle. The syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Part of the appeal of butterfly pea flower tea is its ability to change colors whenever its pH level shifts. Adding it to lemonade will turn your drink purple.
- Using white sugar preserves the bright blue color. You can use brown sugar, but it will muddle the color.
- When making simple syrups, tea bags create far less mess and makes it easy to strain.
- This recipe makes 1 cup of syrup. That’s enough to sweeten 8 drinks if you use 2 tablespoons for each glass.
Syrup Uses
- It’s best in lemonade to make purple lemonade.
- Make butterfly pea flower iced tea by adding this syrup to black or green iced tea.
- Butterfly pea flower cold foam can be made using this syrup.
- Add sparkling water to butterfly pea flower syrup to make a flavored soda.
- Butterfly pea flower syrup can be used to sweeten cocktails.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
