Description
A stunning, naturally blue jelly dessert made with butterfly pea flowers and coconut milk to create a cloud-in-the-sky effect.
Ingredients
Scale
- 15-20 dried butterfly pea flowers
- 2 cups filtered water
- 1.5 tsp agar-agar powder (divided)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar or preferred sweetener
- 1/2 cup full-fat canned coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: 1 tsp lemon juice for color change
Instructions
- Steep butterfly pea flowers in boiling water for 10 minutes, then strain.
- Mix 1 tsp agar-agar and sugar into the blue tea; simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- In a separate pot, simmer coconut milk with 0.5 tsp agar-agar and vanilla.
- Pour a thin layer of blue tea into molds and let it become tacky in the fridge.
- Drop small amounts of the coconut mixture onto the blue layer to form clouds.
- Fill the rest of the mold with blue tea and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Gently unmold and serve chilled.
Notes
Vegan, Gluten-Free, Naturally Colored, High in Antioxidants
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
Nutrition
- Calories: 65 kcal