Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Latte (Blue Matcha)
This butterfly pea flower latte is so simple yet amazingly flavorful. Perfect to enjoy as a bedtime relaxing tea as it is loaded with calming properties, but also rich in antioxidants and provides a natural bright blue color that's very appetizing and fun! Enjoy warm or cold and this version is made fully vegan.
Servings: 1 latte
Calories: 173kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tsp butterfly pea flower powder
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 1 cup warm plant-based milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract optional
- ½-1 tbsp maple syrup optional
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan, combine the milk, sweetener and vanilla extract. Stir well and warm up on low-medium heat. Remove from the heat when steamy hot, but not boiling.
- While the milk is warming up, add the butterfly pea powder to your serving mug and pour the hot water over. Whisk vigorously until smooth (if you have a bamboo matcha whisk, use it!).
- When the milk is warm, you can transfer to a frothing pitcher and froth the milk using a handheld frother, but this is optional. Pour the warm milk, frothed or not, into the mug and serve right away. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Use your favorite kind of plant-based milk, although I prefer to make lattes using oat milk.
- If your latte end up with clumps, then it means that you didn't whisk strong or long enough. You really have to go to town when whisking. Stirring the powder in the water using as spoon just won't be enough, I tried it and it was so lumpy! So, use a bamboo matcha whisk (or a small regular whisk) and whisk vigorously until there are no clumps anymore. Try doing quick side to side movements against the walls of the mug (check out my quick video to see what I mean).
- You can also first sift the powder into the mug to help prevent clumping.
- This latte pairs well with other flavoring as well! Try combining with matcha powder, chai spices or cinnamon.
- You can also make a cold iced latte: fill a tall gall with ice cubes and pour the dissolved powder over and then add the sweet milk over. You can simply skip on warming up and frothing the milk first, but I would still recommend to whisk the powder in boiling water first to help dissolve it all.
- Nutrition: please note that the nutritional information is an estimate per serving provided for informational purposes only (calculated by software) and accuracy is not guaranteed. Consult with your healthcare provider or a registered dietitian if you need precise nutrition calculations for health reasons.
Nutrition
Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 2g | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 692IU | Calcium: 356mg | Iron: 3mg