25 Jun 3 Easy Butterfly Pea Tea Cocktail Recipes You Have to Try
Fancy a drink that looks like it belongs in a magazine but can be made in your pyjamas? Say no more. These butterfly pea tea recipes are equal parts fabulous and fuss-free, with butterfly pea tea as the dazzling main ingredient. Whether you’re hosting a garden gathering, dodging a heatwave, or just want to feel a bit posh while watching telly, these colourful butterfly pea tea cocktail recipes have got your back.
This naturally vibrant blue tea changes colour, layers like a dream, and gives your drinks that “look-at-me” moment, without a single artificial dye in sight. They’re simple to make, surprisingly refreshing, and, let’s be honest, who doesn’t want to feel like a kitchen wizard with a layered drink?
Right, kettle’s on. Let’s begin.
1. Lime Tonic Butterfly Pea Cooler
Ever wished your drink could do the emotional labour for you? The Lilac Lime Tonic is a butterfly pea tea cocktail recipe that feels like a sigh of relief in a glass, floral, fizzy, and far more dependable than your group chat.
You’ll Need:
Sliced lime
Chunky ice cubes
Tonic water
Brewed butterfly pea tea (cooled)
How to Make It:
Step 1. Brew a pot of butterfly pea tea and let it cool. Patience, love. Magic needs time.
Step 2. Cut a lime into slices and toss them into your glass.
Step 3. Add a good handful of chunky ice cubes, then give them a gentle smash to release all that zesty lime flavour.
Step 4. Fill the glass with tonic water. Watch the bubbles, it’s quite soothing.
Step 5. Pour the cooled blue tea over the top. Admire the colour, then sip like royalty.
Once you’ve basked in the glory of your fizzy, colour-shifting masterpiece, fancy taking it up a notch? This butterfly pea tea cocktail recipe gets even more charming when you swap the lime for a splash of rosebud + lemongrass tea, or better yet, add it in. It softens the zing with a floral wink and turns your glass into something you’d expect served on a tray with cucumber sandwiches. Botanical bliss, with a bit of bite.
2. Two-Tone Matcha Latte
Feeling fancy and half-asleep? The Two-Tone Matcha Latte is your glow-up in a glass, a layered, lovely butterfly pea tea cocktail recipe that’s smug enough to skip the filter.
You’ll Need:
Matcha powder
Hot water
Honey (optional)
Ice cubes
Milk of your choice
Brewed butterfly pea tea (cooled)
How to Make It:
Step 1. Whisk up your matcha with hot water until it’s smooth and slightly frothy. Let it cool.
Step 2. Add honey if your sweet tooth insists.
Step 3. Drop a few ice cubes into a tall glass.
Step 4. Pour in your milk of choice, gently, over the ice, to keep the layers neat.
Step 5. Add the cooled butterfly pea flower tea as the next layer.
Step 6. Slowly pour the matcha on top to finish your beautiful stack of green, blue, and white.
Want to really make this one strut? This butterfly pea tea cocktail recipe shines even brighter when you swap the milk for a splash of coconut or oat and rosebud infusion, it adds a floral lift and makes the whole thing taste like it’s been to a wellness retreat in Notting Hill. Positively glowing, and so will you (eventually).
3. Orange-Blue Butterfly Cooler
Need a drink that’s both Instagrammable and mildly smug? This butterfly pea tea cocktail recipe, the Butterfly Pea & OJ Cooler, is equal parts posh picnic and backyard magic, layered, vibrant, and just herbal enough to make you feel like you know what you’re doing.
You’ll Need:
Orange juice
Brewed butterfly pea tea (cooled)
A rosemary sprig (for garnish)
Ice cubes
How to Make It:
Step 1. Brew your butterfly pea tea and pop it in the fridge to chill, yes, again. Everything chilled, like your attitude in traffic.
Step 2. In your glass, pour in the orange juice first and add the ice cubes.
Step 3. Top it all off with that gorgeous blue tea, carefully, so the layers stay sharp.
Step 4. Garnish with a rosemary sprig if you’re feeling like an absolute herbaceous hero.
Feeling adventurous? This butterfly pea tea cocktail recipe gets a bold twist when you swap the OJ for fresh grapefruit juice or infuse the tea with a slice of ginger for a bit of a kick. Either way, it’s giving “I make excellent life choices”, whether you do or not is entirely optional.
Which one will you try first?
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That’s it! Put these butterfly pea tea cocktail recipes to good use the next time you want to sip, and show off the true colours of your cuppa!
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