Have you tried butterfly pea tea yet? In case you’re unfamiliar, it’s an herbal tea that brews into a gorgeous blue color and turns a lovely shade of violet when acid (citrus or vinegar) is added. It’s currently a trendy tea in small cafes and specialty tea shops. The colors the tea produce is unreal. It almost seems artificial, but it’s 100% created by nature and I absolutely love that! I wanted to freeze some and hopefully incorporate the colors in some homemade freezer pops. So I grabbed some chilled freshly brewed tea, some Greek yogurt and some blueberries and I got these gorgeous butterfly pea & blueberry pops.
I wanted to do 3 layers. I had three ideas and wanted to incorporate them all; vanilla Greek yogurt, butterfly pea tea and blueberries.
To begin, I prepared my popsicle mold with Greek yogurt. I added a couple spoonfuls in each mold and froze them overnight. I was afraid the blueberry skins might not freeze well so I simmered them in spring water with some turbinado sugar. Then I let them cool to room temperature and chilled them until I was ready to use them. While waiting, I brewed some fresh butterfly pea tea and cooled it to room temperature, then I popped it in the refrigerator for about 45 minutes.
I poured the butterfly pea tea in half of the molds. I poured them in about 3/4 of the way to leave room for the third layer. In the other half of the molds I poured in the blueberry syrup about 3/4 of the way. Then I froze them again for a few hours and topped off with the remaining blueberry syrup and butterfly pea tea.
These are the most perfect summertime freezer pops. They took a little time waiting for each layer to freeze but the process was super simple and well worth the wait. I hope you give them a try and I hope you love them!
BUTTERFLY PEA & BLUEBERRY POPS RECIPE
Ingredients
- 1 cup of freshly brewed butterfly pea tea, chilled
- 1 cup of spring water
- 1/2 cup of Vanilla Greek yogurt (any flavor will do)
- 1/2 cup of blueberries
- 1/2 cup of sugar, I used turbinado
Directions
- Add a layer of Greek yogurt to the bottom of the popsicle mold. Place the mold into the freezer until the yogurt has completely frozen.
- Add the chilled butterfly pea tea about 3/4 of the way on top of the frozen Greek yogurt. Place the mold back into the freezer and allow them to fully freeze again before topping off with the third layer.
- Simmer the spring water, sugar and blueberries until the berries have softened and the sugar has completely dissolved. Remove from the burner and cool to room temperature before chilling in the refrigerator.
- Once everything has chilled and frozen, add the blueberry syrup layer and freeze again until all pops are completely frozen.
- Enjoy!