If you loved the honey-sweetened classic lemonade then you’ll love this summer nights sunset lemonade. This lemonade is as delicious as it is beautiful. It like a beautiful summer sunset right in the palm of your hand. Along with being both beautiful and delicious, this lemonade is also easy to make and requires only a few ingredients.
Ingredients
Making this lemonade is super simple an requires on 4 ingredients.
Butterfly pea flower tea : According to Wikipedia butterfly pea flower tea commonly known as Blue Tea is a caffeine free herbal tea beverage made from the boiling of the flower petals or even whole flower of the Clitoria ternetea plant. Butterfly pea flower tea gains its distinctive tint from the deep blue color of the petals that has made the plant a popular dye for centuries. One of the aspects of the tea is the fact that the liquid changes color based on the pH level of the substance added to it, for instance, adding lemon juice to the tea will turn it purple.
Cherry Tea: It doesnt necessaryly need to be cherry it just needs to be red in color once brewed. I’ve also use raspberry tea
Ice: This helps keeps the layers from immidiately mixing toghether.
Lemon slices: Optinal fora garnish to make the drink look even prettier.
Raw Honey
Things You’ll Need
To make this lemonade you’ll need to gather a few things:
Two coffee cups for brewing teas
14oz Glass tumblers
3 measuring cups
How to Make Sunset Lemonade
To make this lemonade the first thing to do is make the lemonade if you are using a homemade version. You will then need to make the teas. The most important part of this beverage is keeping all the liquids cold. Keeping the elements cold will help them remain in separate layers once you begin building the drink. Once you have all of the elements made and cold place them in the refrigerator while you prepare your glasses.
To the glasses add your ice, straw, and lemon garnish on the side. Began building the layers. Start by adding a layer of lemonade. Then to the glass add the cherry tea pouring it directly over the ice. The ice will act as a barrier and make the tea even colder which will in turn keep the layer from immediately mixing. Last but not least add a layer or the butterfly pea tea again pour directly over the ice. At this point, all three layers should be visible while seamlessly transitioning from one color to the next.
As always if you make this be sure to tag me on social media and use the hashtag #thehealthyishspork so i can see your creations.
Mixed lemonade drink that is as beautiful as a summer sunset.
Ingredients
Scale
2 Cups Water
1 Cherry Tea bag
1 Teaspoon dried butterfly tea flowers
1 Cup Lemonade
Ice
1 to 2 Tablespoons Honey
Instructions
Measure out lemonade and set aside in fridge
In two regular size coffee cups add 1 cup each of water
Heat for 1 minute in the microwave
To one cup add the cherry tea and honey to the other add the butterfly pea flower tea let steep for 5 to 10 minutes .
Once their done place all beverages in the refrigerator until they have cooled completely
Once completely cold add the ice and optionally lemon slice and straws to the 14oz glasses
Begin building the drink by slowly adding lemonade, then cherry tea, then the butterfly pea flower tea pouring each layer directly over the ice. (See Notes)
You should end up with three even layers that blend seamlessly and looks like a beautiful summer sunset
Enjoy
Notes
Having all the beverages cold help them to not immediately mix when you add the layers.
The ice also helps with this acting as a sort of boarder.
