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Magical Color-Changing Margaritas

Pour homemade margarita mix over ice cubes made from blue pea flower tea and watch your cocktail change colors before your eyes without any artificial food dye. It's sure to be your new favorite party trick. Blue pea flower tea (also called butterfly pea tea) is an herbal tea from Southeast Asia that changes from blue to purple when mixed with an acidic ingredient (like the lime juice in this margarita recipe).

Active Time
15 mins
Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
Yield
Serves 4

How to Make It

1. Step
Steep tea in boiling water for 8 minutes. Strain into a 2-cup glass measuring cup and let cool. Pour the cooled tea into an ice cube tray and freeze until solid, about 4 hours.
2. Step
Combine seltzer, tequila, lime juice, triple sec and simple syrup, if desired, in a pitcher. Divide the ice cubes among 4 10-ounce glasses. Pour about 3/4 cup margarita mix into each glass.

Ingredients

  • 4 teaspoons blue pea flower tea
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup chilled plain seltzer water
  • ¾ cup white tequila
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • 6 tablespoons triple sec
  • 2 tablespoons simple syrup (see Tip) (Optional)

Tags

Dairy-FreeEgg FreeGluten-FreeLow CarbohydrateLow FatNut-FreeSoy-FreeVegetarian

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