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A cocktail
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A mocktail
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A baked good or dessert
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Or even a craft or decorative dish
But since no specific context was given, I’ll assume you’re asking for a recipe — likely a beautiful cranberry-based drink or dessert with a “butterfly” flair (often meaning delicate, pretty, or swirled).
🦋🍸 Cranberry Butterfly Cocktail (or Mocktail)
A stunning layered drink with cranberry, citrus, and a butterfly pea tea float that gives it a purple-to-pink ombré effect.
🍹 Ingredients (1 serving)
Base:
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2 oz cranberry juice (unsweetened or light works best for color contrast)
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1 oz fresh lime juice
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1–2 tsp simple syrup (to taste)
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Ice
Butterfly Top:
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2 oz butterfly pea flower tea, chilled (naturally purple/blue and color-shifting)
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Optional: 1 oz vodka or gin (if making a cocktail)
Garnish:
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Fresh cranberries
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A thin lime wheel or mint sprig
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Edible flower or butterfly-shaped candy (optional for flair)
🛠️ Instructions
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Make the Tea
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Steep 1 tsp dried butterfly pea flowers in hot water for 5 minutes.
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Cool completely and chill in the fridge.
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Mix the Base
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In a shaker, combine cranberry juice, lime juice, simple syrup, and optional spirit.
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Shake with ice and strain into a glass filled with fresh ice.
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Layer the Butterfly
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Slowly pour the chilled butterfly pea tea over the back of a spoon onto the drink to float it.
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It will sit on top with a dramatic blue/purple hue and slowly swirl as you stir.
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Garnish & Serve
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Add fresh cranberries or lime wheel.
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Serve with a straw or stirrer to blend and watch the colors shift from blue/purple to pink.
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🧁 Alternate: Cranberry Butterfly Cupcakes
If you meant a baked treat, here’s the quick idea:
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Vanilla cupcakes filled with cranberry jam, topped with swirled buttercream in pink/purple shades, decorated with edible butterflies or sugar wings.
Let me know which direction you want — drink, dessert, or something else entirely — and I can tailor the recipe for you! 🦋