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How to make Butterfly Pea Flower Crystals

Of quartz I love crystals!

So a few of my most viral videos has been my crystal candy ones. So I wanted to play around and create a fun series on it!

This month because of spring I wanted to do something more floral. So today we are making colorful and edible butterfly pea flower crystals!

Butterfly pea flower is one of my favorite natural teas to use to add a little bit of flavor and a lot of color to things! Fun fact: when you add lemon juice to it, it magically changes to pink!

The fun part about this is being able to cut out the shapes. It might take some time but it’s really worth it to see the fun crystals that come out!

As always the recipes below! Until next time!

Colorful and Edible Butterfly Pea Flower Crystals

Recipe by Jen H. DaoCourse: Recipes
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

  • 5 tsp agar agar powder

  • 1 3/4 c cold water

  • 3 c sugar

  • 1 tsp butterfly pea flower tea

  • 2 tbsp hot water

  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

  • Pour agar into a small pot of water. Let bloom for 5 mins. Mix.
  • Bring to a boil and simmer for 5-6 mins. Remove from heat.
  • Grease pan with some oil and pour in mixture.
  • Make tea and steep for 10 mins. Remove flowers. Split tea in 1/2 and add lemon juice to one.
  • Drop the two colors in and swirl with a toothpick. (You can also use food color)
  • Refrigerate for 2 hrs then but into crystal pieces.
  • Let sit at room temp for 5-7 days or until outside is hardened.

Recipe Video

Jen H. Dao

My name is Jen Dao & I'm a foodie based in Orange County, CA! Originally born & raised in Savage, Minnesota, I grew up with a lot of traditional Vietnamese food because of my mother's home cooking.

At 19, I decided to spread my wings & move to Seattle, which would begin my food journey with cooking on my own.

Fast forward to present day, I'm now based in Orange County (some would say, foodie capital of the world!) and currently, I'm sharing daily recipes & food knowledge with my 80k+ following of fellow foodies!

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