Simple Color-Changing Magic Lemonade Recipe
A refreshing and visually captivating lemonade that changes color when lemon juice is added, made with butterfly pea flowers for a natural blue hue and a touch of sweetness from brown sugar.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Tea Base
- Handful of butterfly blue pea flowers
- 1 cup boiling water
Sweetener
- 1 cup brown sugar (or natural sweetener)
Additional Liquids and Flavoring
- 2 cups room temperature filtered water
- Juice of 1-2 lemons
- Ice for serving
Instructions
- Steep the Pea Flowers: Boil 1 cup of water in a pot, then add the butterfly pea flowers. Allow them to steep for 5 minutes until the water turns a deep blue color. Strain the tea to remove the flowers.
- Dissolve Sweetener: While the tea is still warm, dissolve the brown sugar thoroughly in the blue pea flower tea. Stir well to ensure no sugar granules remain.
- Mix with Water: Add 2 cups of room temperature filtered water to the sweetened blue tea to dilute the flavor to a refreshing level. Optionally, you can add a drop of lavender extract to enhance the aroma and taste.
- Prepare to Serve: Fill glasses with ice cubes to chill the drink.
- Serve and Watch the Magic: Pour the blue lemonade over the ice in each glass, then add freshly squeezed lemon juice. Observe as the drink magically changes from blue to a vibrant purple-pink due to the pH change.
Notes
- Use fresh lemon juice for the best and most vivid color change effect.
- Butterfly pea flowers can be found at specialty tea shops or online.
- Adjust the sweetness by varying the amount of brown sugar or substituting with your preferred natural sweetener.
- Lavender extract is optional but adds a subtle floral note.
- Serve immediately after adding lemon juice for the best visual effect.
