Color Changing Lemonade (Galaxy Lemonade) Swirled Slushies

Ingredients:

Magic Ice Cubes

25-30 dried blue pea flowers (or about 4 – 5 tea bags)

3 cups boiling water

Lemon Syrup (yields about 2 – 2¼ cups)

1¼ cup lemon juice (about 8+ lemons, depending on size)

1½ cups white sugar (300 g) (Use 2 cups / 400 g for a sweeter syrup)

½ cup lemon juice (about 3+ lemons, depending on size)

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)

Instructions:

Magic Ice Cubes

Steep the dried blue pea flowers in boiling water for about 20 – 30 minutes, until the water turns a very deep blue color (the darker, the better).

Strain the tea, and pour it into ice cube trays. Freeze until completely frozen (overnight).

Once frozen, crush the ice in an ice-crushing blender, or place it in a Lewis bag or freezer bag and crush it using an ice-crushing mallet.

Roughly crush the ice, leaving some large pieces intact to create the galaxy effect in the drink.

Keep the crushed ice in the freezer until needed.

Lemon Syrup

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 let it simmer for about 10 minutes until slightly thickened.

Once the syrup is thickened, add the second measure of lemon juice and let the syrup cool completely.

Store the syrup in a bottle and refrigerate to chill.

Color Changing Lemonade (Galaxy Lemonade)

Fill ¼ of a tall glass (about 11 fl oz) with regular crushed ice. Fill another ¼ with the crushed magic ice.

Pour about ¼ – ⅓ cup of lemon syrup into the glass and top with club soda (or lemon-lime soda).

Add extra crushed magic ice on top, and serve with stirring sticks and straws.

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