Purple Potatoes Cake and Thailand Butterfly Pea Flowers Tea. 🍠🍵🦋🌺🍰😋❤️

Hello everyone, hope you have a joyful day so far! 🤗

Today, I experimented baking purple potatoes mini-sized bread again to get it to the purple color. 😅

What I changed was steaming purple potatoes first before purée with water. I used more purple potatoes and less of flour and starch this time to see if the pigment comes through. However by doing this, it became more like a potato cake than potato bread. 😂 I used pecan instead but that has nothing to do with the purple pigment.

The best result i could come up with was a reddish hue but not purple. Now I can accept purple pigment from purple potatoes won’t show up by baking. 😁

I love trying different types of teas also and I’d like to introduce you with this Butterfly Pea Flowers tea originally from Thailand.🍵🦋🌺❤️

Butterfly Pea Flowers teaSince 2019, it was top beverage in Los Angeles that was served as mood drink with sparkling jewel look that featured in cocktails, tea drinks, lemonade, desserts, blue rice and "unicorn" noodles. It’s like a magical trick, by changing the pH level of water, it changes color from vibrant blue to purple. (I used lemon juice to experiment this.)

This tea tastes good just like green tea with earthy flavor and a sweet aroma, you can add lemon or any sweeteners you like to drink hot or cold but are there any health benefits when it comes to this tea? According to USNews blog: “A quick search online and you'll find articles touting a wide range of purported healing properties – from fighting cancer and aiding Alzheimer's to beating diabetes and depression. Online merchants of butterfly pea flower boast about brain health, stress relief, anti-inflammation, increased vitality and rejuvenated skin. So is there anything to this? Turns out, the vibrant blue petals of the butterfly pea plant are rich in anthocyanins, the same polyphenol compounds found in blueberries, tart cherries, purple cabbage and other blue, red or purple produce. An intensely pigmented plant is often a cue of the beneficial phytonutrients inside. The darker the color, the higher the content of anthocyanins.” How natural and easy to get phytonutrients! 😁👍

⚠️Disclaimer: Please consult with a physician or other healthcare professional before changing in your diets/medication/life style.

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As always, be inspired, be joyful, take a picture and Enjoy it! 😋❤️

[Kainan Guest]

Wow never thought potatoes could be baked in the shape of a cake 😂 that’s something else!

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Thanx, how am I going to respond to that Kainan? It is like going back to baking 101! 😂

[Kainan Guest in reply to Hidden]

Yes for you it’s like going back. But for me I’m right there 😂

[Hidden in reply to Kainan]

Have a cup of this tea will ease you in the world of baking and potato dishes. (I don’t mean French fries) 😂

[Kainan Guest in reply to Hidden]

It does sound good. I can’t not have fries they’re soo good!! I also like tator tots

[Hidden in reply to Kainan]

You can air fry your potatoes sometimes, just don’t visit Mickey D. 🤷‍♀️😂

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Hi Koko your potato bread/cake looks amazing and it’s just so interesting as is your pea flower tea.

You’re showing your creative and innovative skills here that’s for sure Koko, so you enjoy your efforts and experimenting with teas. 😊

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Hi Jerry, thank you very much for saying that! 😁🙏

I love how we can find beauty and joy on this planet as our Mother Nature is so kind to nurture us with many treasures that we just have to open our hands to receive them. 😇

As we bring colors to our lives, I hope you have a wonderful rest of the evening! 😊

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator]

How delightful - I love the sound of your tea, I am going to look into buying some of that 🙃

Love the sound of the cake as well - great Job Koko 🙃

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Awe thank you Debs very much for saying that! 🤗🙏❤️

You inspired me so much as I made my choice to commit to Vegan diet through your many wonderful food posts. We are so alike that we love different types of teas and I bet you will love this one very much. 😇

I made great pink lemonade yesterday from this tea adding few berries in so refreshing. 😋👍

I hope you have a great rest of the evening! 😊

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Thats very kind of you Koko. I will definately treat myself to some of that tea - When I got home I had a nice mug of Beetroot, orange and Cinamon Tea 🙂

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Your beetroot, orange and cinnamon tea sounds amazing, packed with vitamins, minerals and delicious. 😋👍

I would love to have have one drink like that after a long day! 😇

I hope you get this soon. 🤗

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator in reply to Hidden]

I certainly will 🙃

[ZazenRiver345]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge of butterfly pea flower tea🙏. Everyday I learn something valuable from your posts🤗. A tea like this would be perfect to add to my diet I think. Also that is very good information to know that the more intensely pigmented a plant is, the more phytonutrients it holds...Your potato bread/cake came out good again, not quite purple but getting closer😅. Enjoy your day. 🙏🤗

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You’re welcome and thank you for saying that Zazen! 🤗🙏

I think this will make a wonderful, refreshing lemonade at this moment. 😇

Yes the potato cake is delicious I enjoyed for breakfast and a cup of coffee so much. 😋👍

Enjoy your day as well! 😊

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Wow your wife is such a wonderful lady Happyman4 😇

I’m so glad you have these flowers around. It makes amazing tea, lemonade and natural colors for deserts.

I loveeee pandan leaves, they give such a smooth taste, sweet fragrant aroma to many desserts we made esp with coconut milk rice cake. 😋👍

Have a wonderful day ahead! 😊

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Yes, coconut milk pudding and our popular dessert is coconut milk with palmyra. 😋👍

That’s wonderful Happyman4, I’m sure she will make some more knowing you love it so much!😇

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Wow you are one lucky and happy man 😁👍

If I want pandan leaves I have to go far to certain Asian supermarket to get them 😅 and you have a garden full of them. 😇

Even better you will have your wonderful dessert made with love from your wife. 🤗

Enjoy tomorrow treat from the lady of the house. 😋👍

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Yesss so many wonderful ways to cook pandan leaves with. 😋👍

I tried to cook it with sticky rice. Sooo good with mango 😁

It’s a good busy day for you Happyman4, enjoy all the fun and productive activities today. 🤗