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Magical Galaxy Lemonade (Color Changing Lemonade Recipe)

The Original Color Changing Galaxy Lemonade recipe! Learn how to make this all natural magical, sparkly butterfly pea lemonade drink with step by step instructions and helpful tips! Including how to make this for a crowd!EASY - Involves prep work, but it is an easy recipe with spectacular results. Easier options given in the notes section of the recipe. The recipe is very adaptable. You can change the amounts of ice and/or syrup added to each drink to your taste!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
8 hrs
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 8 drinks
Calories: 156 kcal
Course: Dessert , Drinks , Cocktails
Cuisine: American , International

Ingredients

Magic Ice Cubes
  • 25-30 dried blue pea flowers (or about 4 - 5 tea bags)
  • 3 cups boiling water
Lemon Syrup (this will yield about 2 - 2¼ cups of syrup)
  • 1¼ cup lemon juice about 8+ lemons. Will vary depending on the size of the lemons you use.
  • 1½ cups white sugar 300 g. This is quite tart, which is how I like it. Use 2 cups / 400 g for a sweeter syrup
  • ½ cup lemon juice about 3+ lemons. Will vary depending on the size of the lemons you use.
Color Changing Lemonade (Galaxy Lemonade) 8 servings
  • 4 cups crushed regular ice or more as needed
  • 4 cups Crushed butterfly pea magic ice as needed
  • 2 cups lemon syrup about ¼ - ⅓ cup per drink
  • 4 cups club soda to top
  • 8 fl oz vodka tequila or gin (for the adults, of course)

Instructions

Magic Ice Cubes
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  1. Steep the dried blue pea flowers in boiling water for about 20 - 30 minutes, until the water turns very deep blue in color (the darker the color, the better).
  2. Strain the tea, and pour it into ice cube trays. Freeze until completely frozen (overnight).
  3. Once frozen, crush the ice in an ice crushing blender. Or place the ice in a lewis bag or freezer bag and crush it using an ice crushing mallet.It is important to only roughly crush the ice. Some big pieces of ice will be needed to create the galaxy effect in the drink.
  4. Keep in the freezer until needed.
Lemon Syrup
  1. Mix the first measure of lemon juice and sugar in a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Stir to dissolve. Bring the syrup to a simmer, and simmer for about 10 minutes until slightly thickened.
  2. Once the syrup has simmered and is thickened, add the second measure of lemon juice and let the syrup cool completely.
  3. Store the syrup in a bottle and keep it in the fridge to chill. This lemon syrup is very strong. I like to use ¼ cup of the syrup for ¾ - 1 cup of water, but adjust it to your liking.
Color Changing Lemonade (Galaxy Lemonade)
  1. Fill ¼ of a tall glass (about 11 fl oz glass) with regular crushed ice. Fill another ¼ with the crushed magic ice.
  2. Pour about ¼ - ⅓ cup of the lemon syrup into the glass and top it with club soda (or lemon lime soda). OPTIONAL - add alcohol for a cocktail version.
  3. Add some extra crushed magic ice on top, and serve with stirring sticks and straws.

Notes

  • NOTE 1 : Butterfly pea tea stains just like any other tea or coffee, so be careful not to get it on your clothes.
  • NOTE 2 : EASIEST OPTION FOR COLOR CHANGING LEMONADE. You can skip the magic ice, and simply pour the cooled down butterfly pea/blue pea tea into regular ice with the lemon syrup to create the color change too. The will give you the color-changing effect, but not the galaxy effect. 
  • EASIEST OPTION FOR COLOR CHANGING LEMONADE.
  • NOTE 3 : FOR A CROWD. Make a lemonade slushie by blending the syrup and ice together and keep it frozen until needed. Serve slushies in glasses to a crowd and top it with the crushed magic ice to create an effect that is closest to this galaxy drink. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 156kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 41g (14%) Protein 0.2g (0%) Fat 0.2g (0%) Saturated Fat 0.02g (0%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.01g Monounsaturated Fat 0.004g Sodium 26mg (1%) Potassium 58mg (2%) Fiber 0.2g (1%) Sugar 39g (78%) Vitamin A 3IU (0%) Vitamin C 21mg (23%) Calcium 9mg (1%) Iron 0.1mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8drinks

Amount Per Serving

Calories 156

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 156kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 41g 14%
Protein 0.2g 0%
Fat 0.2g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.004g 0%
Sodium 26mg 1%
Potassium 58mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Sugar 39g 78%
Vitamin A 3IU 0%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Calcium 9mg 1%
Iron 0.1mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.