Blue Coconut Ice Blocks

Just in time for summer!  Blue Butterfly Pea Tea is the star ingredient used to create the vibrant blue colour in this recipe.  Use any of your favourite herbal teas in place of the Blue Butterfly Pea Tea and vanilla essence to create your own unique flavours of ice blocks.

Blue Butterfly Pea Tea has a mild, slightly grassy flavour is a best used as a colourant in beverages, desserts and baking or used as a dye.  It will change from blue to cerise pink with the addition of lemon juice which can be a fun experiment for kids.

Ice Block Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Blue Butterfly Pea Tea
• 3 tablespoons boiling water
• 400ml coconut cream
• 2-3 tablespoons maple syrup (depending on your taste preferences)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Chocolate Coating Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons toasted, shredded coconut to sprinkle over

Method

1. Make a tea by adding the boiling water to the Blue Butterfly Pea Tea. 
2. Allow to steep for five minutes, then strain and squeeze all of the liquid from the flowers. 
3. Next, add the coconut cream, maple syrup and vanilla essence to the tea and mix well. 
4. Pour into ice block moulds, place a stick in each mould and allow to freeze for a couple of hours until set. 
5. You may need to adjust your ice block sticks when the mixture is partially frozen.
6. Once frozen completely, make the chocolate coating by mixing all of the coating ingredients together and heating gently until the coconut oil has melted. 
7. Mix well. 
8. Working individually, spoon the coating over the ice block, then sprinkle over the toasted coconut and place onto a lined tray. 
9. Repeat until they are all completed, then place in the freezer for 5 minutes to set, or until you are ready to enjoy them.