May the 4th celebrations wouldn't be the same without some Star Wars blue milk! Forget blue #2, use this secret ingredient, a natural tea to bring that bantha blue color to the creamy drink. Make this quick and easy blue milk for your next Star Wars party!
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This recipe is inspired by my husband and sons' deep knowledge and love of Star Wars. Where do you think I got that Darth Vader for the pic?
Shhhh.... Don't tell them!
This should be on your list to make for May the 4th celebrations each year. It's super easy and totally on point for any Star Wars party.
May the 4th be with you.
🧄 Very useful ingredient notes
- Butterfly pea flower tea - The secret ingredient to make this beautiful blue color without anything artificial is butterfly pea flowers! It has a very mild, almost non-existent earthy flavor. They are sold as a loose leaf tea or as a powder. This recipe uses the loose leaf dried flowers sold as a tea, so your milk isn't gritty with the powder. Look at specialty tea shops for this tea or you can also buy butterfly pea flower tea on Amazon (affiliate link).
- Milk - You can use any milk you like for this recipe. I recommend soy milk, oat milk or almond milk. Vanilla-flavored and sweetened varieties work well in this recipe. Or, you can also use unsweetened, plain milk.
🔪 Instructions
Here are the step-by-step photos and instructions for how to make homemade Star Wars blue milk.
- To a heat-proof cup, add butterfly pea flower tea.
- Pour boiling water over the tea.
- Allow to steep for 5 minutes. After the tea has steeped, it should be a dark blue color.
- Strain the tea from the leaves/flowers using a fine mesh tea strainer. Stir in sugar or other sweetener, if using it, until it dissolves.
- In a drinking glass, add ice cubes.
- Pour the blue tea over the ice cubes.
- Then, add plant-based milk until it turns a medium-light blue color.
- Stir and enjoy! To make blue swirls, add a little extra blue tea on top of the mixed milk.
🥡 Make ahead and storage tips
You can make the blue milk ahead of time and refrigerate it for up to 3 days.
Serve this blue milk up with other Star Wars party food! And, download these free party food labels I made up for my son's Star Wars graduation party!
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📖 Recipe
Star Wars Blue Milk (no artificial colors)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 heaping tablespoon dried butterfly pea flowers whole flowers, sold as a tea
- 6 ounces boiling water (¾ cup or 175 ml)
- 1 teaspoon sugar or other sweetener, optional
- 8 ounces milk (1 cup or 235 ml) choose your favorite milk. I recommend dairy-free milk, like soy milk, oat milk, almond milk or coconut milk. Vanilla milks work well, too!
- ice cubes to fill glasses
Instructions
- To a heat-proof cup, add butterfly pea flower tea. Pour boiling water over the tea. Allow to steep for 5 minutes.1 heaping tablespoon dried butterfly pea flowers, 6 ounces boiling water
- After the tea has steeped, it should be a dark blue color. Strain the tea from the leaves/flowers using a fine mesh tea strainer. Stir in sugar or other sweetener, if using it, until it dissolves.1 teaspoon sugar
- In a drinking glass, add ice cubes. Pour the blue tea over the ice cubes. Then, add plant-based milk until it turns a medium-light blue color. Stir and enjoy!8 ounces milk, ice cubes
Angela Allen says
My grandson is our family's Star Wars expert and this will be so much fun to make for him! I love butterfly pea flower tea and always have it around so it will be easy. Thanks for a great idea!
Abi Cowell says
Yay! So happy to hear that! Please let me know what he thinks! 😀