Butterfly Pea Smoothie Recipe

Butterfly pea is a vivid deep blue flower found in South and Southeast Asia and praised for its health benefits in traditional Ayurvedic medicine.

Butterfly pea is also used in Thai and Malay cuisines as a natural food colourant for rice dishes and desserts and to brew a soothing blue tea.

Butterfly pea flower gives this smoothie a vibrant blue hue and unique floral taste. Simply whizz it with bananas and coconut for a delightful drink that's as pretty and tasty!

Butterfly Pea Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp Butterfly Pea Flowers
• 480 ml Coconut Milk Drink
• 2 Bananas

Instructions:

1. Add the butterfly pea flowers into a the pot with the coconut milk drink.
2. Then, bring the milk to a boil and simmer it for a few minutes until the flowers have released all their blue pigments and you have bright blue milk.
3. Filter the milk with a sieve and let it cool down completely.
4. Next, add bananas and milk to the blender.
5. Then, whizz all into a smoothie.
6. Your delicious butterfly pea smoothie is ready for sipping!