Midnight Iced Tea Lemonade

(10 Cups or 2.5 L) Servings

Cook Time: 30 minutes

MID-iced tea lemonade

This was a great hit at the Salt Spring Island Market when we first started blending Thai Midnight Tea. It’s a great twist on a refreshing lemonade iced tea to please adults and kids with its unique flavour and pink/violet colour. Stir in some vodka, gin or white rum and enjoy a refreshing summer cocktail.

SPICE SCIENCE: The blue butterfly pea flower infusion changes colour with pH changes, e.g. by adding lemon juice, turning more and more purple as acidity increases.

Ingredients

8 cups water (2 litres)

27g Thai Midnight Tea

1 – 1.5 cup white sugar (to taste)

Sprinkle of salt

2 cups lemon juice (about 10-12 lemons)

Instructions

1

In a large pot add water and Thai Midnight Tea. Bring to a boil on high heat.

2

Once boiling, lower heat, cover, and simmer for 18 minutes. You want to have a rolling slow simmer so not too gentle.

3

Strain liquid in big bowl using a double fine sieve.

4

Add sugar and a sprinkle of salt and stir well until completely dissolved.

5

Add lemon juice and stir well.

6

Cool on the counter then refrigerate overnight.

7

Serve with lemon slices and ice cubes or blue ice cubes made with Thai Midnight Tea.

Spices Used: Thai Midnight Tea