Beverages

Butterfly Pea Powder Latte

Makes 1 serving

Butterfly Pea Powder Latte

Makes 1 serving

There are many people touting the benefitsfrom mood enhancement to stress reliefof butterfly pea flower tea drinks, which hail from Thailand. What we do know for sure is that the brilliant blue hue in addition to the delicious earthy flavor will have you in love at first sip.
Some specialty gourmet stores and tea shops carry this vibrant tea sold in powder form, but it is readily available online.

Ingredients

  • 1½teaspoons butterfly pea flower
  • powder, sifted
  • 1tablespoon water
  • 1to 2 teaspoons honey, or to taste
  • 2cups milk (dairy or nondairy)

Preparation

  1. 1. Put the butterfly pea flower powder
  2. and water in a glass that’s at least 12
  3. ounces in capacity. Add honey to pea
  4. flower mixture, if using. Reserve.
  5. 2. Put the milk into a heatproof mug. Hold
  6. the mug in one hand and place under
  7. the steam wand so the bottom of the
  8. wand is just below the surface of the
  9. milk at an angle. Select the Steam
  10. function and press the START/STOP
  11. knob to start steaming. While holding
  12. the mug at an angle, allow the steam
  13. to move the milk around. Once the milk
  14. begins to increase in volume, lift the
  15. mug up higher so the steam wand
  16. immerses deeper into the milk (this will
  17. prevent large bubbles from forming and
  18. will make a nice fine milk foam). When
  19. the foam has almost reached the top
  20. of the mug and you can feel that the
  21. milk in the mug is quite hot, press the
  22. START/STOP knob to stop steaming.