Butterfly Pea Flower Syrup

5 from 1 vote

This vibrant blue syrup gets its color from caffeine-free butterfly pea flower tea. It's simple to make with only 3 ingredients.

Prep Time2

Cook Time5

Total Time7

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Jee Choe

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.

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.

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.