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This striking indigo tea gets its color from flowers. When you first see it, it is really special. Why is it so blue though?
When you buy the tea you will see right away the petals of the dried flowers are vivid blue.
How does butterfly peaflower tea taste?
Butterfly pea tea is an all herbal caffeine free tea made from Clitoria Ternatea. It has a decidedly earthy taste, if not downright vegetal.
This is not a raw astringent taste like green tea, this is green herbal vegetable with no tannins.
When lightly sweetened I like it as a change of pace from other health promoting beverages. You’d be right if you guessed that the color translates to health benefits. It’s full of antioxidants that help cognitive function, vision, collagen stimulation and eases water retention (diuretic).
What are the side effects of butterfly pea flower tea?
Is it a diuretic – effect tea? Yes it really does have a debloating effect. I didn’t realize this when I first was trying it but the effect is undeniable. Drink it when you will have access to a bathroom for a few hours.
It’s in my beverage rotation of home brewed kombucha, black tea and other herbal teas. I mainly drink water day to day but do enjoy one of these in addition to water each day.
Looking for tea party ideas? I use this tea on one of the party themes here.
How to make butterfly tea
If you’ve only used bagged teas in the past it can be confusing to make tea from free form plants but it’s not rocket science. You can use an infuser pot that can take hot water temps or no infuser at all and strain it out with a small handheld strainer. Take anywhere from 5-7 dried buds and steep them in 2 cups of hot water for at least 10 minutes.
I leave it overnight to cool most of the time. Depending how long you steep the flowers you can get a second brew out of them. Strain before serving.
Sweeten if desired and serve over ice. I make ice cubes out of the tea as well so it doesn’t dilute my pea flower tea. If you add a squeeze of lemon the blue will turn purple! You fingers may stain a bit when handling the water bloomed buds so I recommend using a utensil to transfer them.
There are many sellers of this gem of a tea This is the one I have. Of course, look for blooms free of pesticides.
Enjoy.
These mini scones are a tasty tea time treat.
