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Color-Changing Nam Dok Anchan (Butterfly Pea Flower Lemonade) #SundayFunday

  Today the Sunday Funday group is sharing mocktail recipes. Thanks to Stacy of  Food Lust People Love , Sue of  Palatable Pastime , Rebekah of  Making Miracles , and Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  for coordinating this low-stress group.  This week, with Wendy is   hosting; we're sharing recipes for alcohol-free cocktails. Here's today's line-up... Amaretto Sour Mocktail  by Food Lust People Love Baby Yoda Soda  from Amy's Cooking Adventures  Blackberry Virgin Mojito  by Making Miracles Color-Changing Nam Dok Anchan (Butterfly Pea Flower Lemonade) from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Frozen Strawberry Margarita Mocktail  by A Day in the Life on the Farm Non Alchoholic Spiced Sangria  by Sneha's Recipe Virgin Margarita  from Palatable Pastime Color-Changing Nam Dok Anchan Butterfly Pea Flower Lemonade After using the butterfly pea flower powder as a natural coloring in my Naturally Blue Birthd...

Magical Nam Dok Anchan (Butterfly Pea Flower Lemonade) #ThaiOneOn

I have read about the butterfly pea flower...and how you can use it as a natural food coloring. Then I read about its "magical" color shifting properties. Then I realized that it's common all over Thailand and Burma, so I put it on my Thai One On menu for Pia's birthday dinner. Like hydrangeas whose blooms turn different colors depending on the pH of the soil they're in, the color of butterfly pea flower tea changes depending on the pH with whatever it's combined. It’s magical! Before I served it, I wanted to make sure it actually worked. So, the Precise Kitchen Elf did a test run. Ingredients 3 C water 1/2 C dried butterfly pea flowers* 2 C organic granulated sugar freshly squeezed lemon juice sparkling water ice cubes for serving Procedures Bring water to a bowl in a small saucepan. Stir in the dried flowers and let steep until the water is a very deep blue color. The longer you let it steep, the better. I let mine sta...