Sweet, tart and bold apple flavours for fall vibes. This butterfly pea flower tea mocktail is made with apple juice, syrup and sparkling water to create an eye-catching layered drink. It is a tasty and impressive herbal tea mocktail to share with others!
Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Mocktail
This mocktail is made with an herbal tea known for its gorgeous blue colour: Butterfly Pea Flower.
Butterfly Pea Flower is also well-loved because of its magical properties as it will change to a purple shade when it is combined with acidic ingredients like citrus or even sparkling water.
This makes it a very exciting tea to create recipes with like blue lattes and blue cocktails or, in this case, mocktails.
This magical blue tea mocktail has a bold and tart taste from the apple juice and a splash of sparkling water to mimic bubbly alcohol.
It is also sweetened with your choice of apple crisp simple syrup to keep on theme or maple syrup. The herbal tea makes it an eye-catching beverage!
If you would like more herbal tea mocktail recipes, check out this Hibiscus Tea Spritzer, too.
Why This Recipe Is So Good
- Great tasting! Butterfly pea flower tea doesn’t taste like much on its own. Apple is a common ingredient to pair with this herbal tea for maximum flavour.
- Crowd pleaser. The colour-changing effect makes this a fun drink for parties and entertaining.
- Incredibly simple to make. Minimal ingredients needed and the steps are very easy to follow.
- Cozy fall drink. The bold apple flavours make this the perfect non-alcoholic drink for the fall and/or winter months.
Ingredient Notes
- Butterfly Pea Flower Tea: Use loose dried butterfly pea flower or butterfly pea flower tea bags.
- Water: The herbal tea should be steeped in freshly boiled water.
- Apple Juice: This is the base of the mocktail and the main flavour.
- Syrup: Use apple crisp simple syrup or maple syrup as the sweetener for this mocktail.
- Sparkling Water: This is slightly acidic so when combined with butterfly pea flower the colour will change from blue to purple!
- Cocktail Sugar & Apple Slices: for rim and garnishing
Step-by-Step Instructions
Please see the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for the full measurements and directions.
Steep butterfly pea flower (loose leaf tea or tea bags) in freshly boiled water for 7 minutes. Cover the herbal tea while it is steeping.
Remove the loose leaves or tea bag and discard after the steeping process is complete. Let the butterfly pea flower tea cool then chill in the refrigerator until cold, approximately 1 hour.
To serve, start by rimming a glass with sugar. Wet the rim of a glass with apple juice or syrup then place the glass upside down in a dish of granulated or coarse sugar. I used a blue cocktail sugar for this drink, but plain sugar can be used.
Add ice cubes to the glass followed by apple juice, apple syrup or maple syrup then sparkling water.
Top the glass with the chilled butterfly pea flower tea. Pour it slowly over the ice cubes to create the layered look.
Garnish the tea mocktail with thin apple slices and/or dried butterfly pea flower tea. Stir to combine before enjoying. The drink will then be completely purple and no longer layered. Cheers!
Tips & Tricks
- Serve this mocktail in a clear glass so that you can easily admire the colour-changing magic and beauty from this drink!
- The layered look is achieved by making sure the bottom liquids are sweeter than the top liquids. That is why it is important to not sweeten the butterfly pea flower tea. Since it is unsweetened, it will stay on top of the sweetened apple juice for a bit instead of blending in immediately.
- This is a mocktail recipe, but you can turn this into a butterfly pea flower cocktail if you prefer. Add a shot of vodka, tequila or another liquor of your choice.
How to Serve
If you’re having a get together with others or just enjoying this mocktail on your own, consider serving it with the following:
More Butterfly Pea Flower Recipes:
- Make a gorgeous blue latte with this Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Latte recipe
- Experience more colour-changing magic when making a Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Lemonade
Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Mocktail
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons butterfly pea flower tea, loose leaf or 1 tea bag
- ¼ cup water freshly boiled
- ¼ cup apple juice
- 2 teaspoons apple crisp simple syrup or maple syrup
- ¼ cup sparkling water
- cocktail sugar and extra syrup for sugared rim
- thin apple slices and dried butterfly pea flower for garnish
Instructions
- Steep butterfly pea flower (loose leaf tea or tea bags) in freshly boiled water for 7 minutes. Cover the herbal tea while it is steeping.
- Remove the loose leaves or tea bag and discard after the steeping process is complete. Let the butterfly pea flower tea cool then chill in the refrigerator, approximately 1 hour.
- To serve, start by rimming a glass with sugar. Wet the rim of a glass with apple juice or syrup then place the glass upside down in a dish of granulated or coarse sugar. I used a blue cocktail sugar for this drink, but plain sugar can be used.
- Add ice cubes to the glass followed by apple juice, apple crisp simple syrup or maple syrup then sparkling water. Top the glass with the chilled butterfly pea flower tea. Pour it slowly over the ice cubes to create the layered look.
- Garnish the blue tea mocktail with thin apple slices and/or dried butterfly pea flower. Stir to combine before enjoying. The drink will then be completely purple and no longer layered. Cheers!