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Natural orange sunset drink recipe

How to make a layered beverage with orange juice and color changing blue tea
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Prep Time:4 hours
Cook Time:1 minute
Total Time:4 hours 1 minute

Equipment

  • 2 tall glasses
  • ice tray
  • cup

Ingredients

  • 1-2 tsp. butterfly pea flower or butterfly pea flower tea bag
  • 1 Cup water
  • 1 Cup orange juice (approximately the juice of 4 oranges)
  • 1-2 Cups ice cubes

Instructions

  • Prepare the blue tea:
    A) Steep the butterfly pea tea in fresh boiled water. Remove them after 10 minutes and let cool for a couple of hours
    or
    B) Soak the tea in room temperature or cold water for 4 hours or over night (you can cold steep at room temperature or in the fridge)
  • Add orange juice in a glass until it’s filled to a third or half.
    Pouring orange juice
  • Add ice cubes until the glass is full
    Orange juice with ice cubes
  • Slowly pour blue tea over the ice (it also works if the tea is still slightly warm).
    Drink made of orange juice and butterfly flower pea tea
  • Serve as it (no stirring!!!) or remove the ice cubes carefully with your hands or a spoon if you don’t like ice chilled drinks.
    Purple butterfly pea tea layered with orange juice

Notes

If you don’t add ice (also, if you stir the juice with the butterfly pea tea) your drink will get a dark color similar to them of coke drinks.

Nutrition

Calories: 70kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butterfly pea flower, fruits, orange juice
Servings: 2 glasses
Calories: 70kcal