Blue Tea Recipe (Butterfly Pea Flower Tea)

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Butterfly pea flower tea, also known as royal blue tea, is a caffeine-free tisane that can be made in less than 10 minutes. Learn more about it below and try this healthy beverage!
Butterfly pea flower tea, also known as blue tea, is an infusion of butterfly pea flowers. It is a caffeine-free herbal tea, or tisane. Butterfly pea flowers are rich in anthocyanins. Anthocyanins give the flowers and, thus, the tea their bright blue color and medicinal properties.Butterfly pea flower tea has been known and drunk locally in Southeast Asia for a long time; however, it has become known in other countries very recently, thanks to food blogging and travel influencers.Blue tea is a caffeine-free alternative to other tea types like black tea, green tea, yellow tea, etc. It is enjoyed either hot or cold and is usually drunk by adding honey and a squeeze of lime.Blue tea is rich in antioxidants and has many health benefits, similar to green tea. However, its most remarkable benefit is for brain health. It improves memory and prevents memory loss. So, it is very beneficial for diseases like Alzheimer’s disease.One of the most impressive features of the butterfly pea flower tea is its ability to change its color by changing its pH level. For example, its indigo-blue color turns bright purple when you squeeze some lime into it, and it becomes red by adding some hibiscus. This impressive color-changing feature makes blue tea a perfect ingredient for cocktails because it is a great tool for bartenders to show off!Now, let’s move on to the blue tea recipe below!