The blue color is notoriously scarce in natural foods, which is why we hardly ever see blue color on our plates. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy foods in your favorite color.
You can find blue fruits such as blueberries, blackberries, huckleberries, concord grapes, and damson plums, plus blue spirulina powder (an algae-based health supplement) and in butterfly pea tea! Here I list out recipes using these last few, and of course, blue food coloring and more.
List of Blue Recipes You Can Prepare Today
Are you looking for ideas and inspiration on what to bring to a gender reveal party, a baby shower, or a patriotic event? Maybe it’s July 4th and you want to go in with friends who are already bringing the red and white options. These might just help you with a few blue ideas!
1. Honeyed Yogurt and Berry Tart with Ginger Crust
Creamy, sweet, and tangy – Honeyed Yogurt and Berry Tart with Ginger Crust is the perfect blue dessert that will leave you asking for more. The graham-cracker crust is topped with yummy blueberries and spiced with ginger to add a unique taste to this incredible dessert.
2. Royal Blue Cocktail
Another creative way to introduce your favorite color on the table is to prepare a bright and eye-catching royal blue cocktail. It is the ideal summer drink that will keep you cool and remind you of the deep blue ocean.
With an amazing deep blue color, this cocktail has a hint of citrus flavor. For the best effect, serve this refreshing and invigorating drink in chilled martini glasses.
3. Blueberry Macarons
Filled with blueberry mascarpone filling, these macarons are so memorable. The delicate texture of the shell will melt in your mouth.
4. Blue Velvet Sandwich Cookies
Believe it or not, as blue as they are, these are chocolate flavored, with sky blue food coloring gel playing the blues. Cream filled and toothsome, you’ll want these on your blue-themed table.
5. Iced Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Latte
The splash of nature comes in clutch with butterfly pea flower tea bags as the colorful base for this layered drink. A real eye-popping addition to the baby shower festivities!
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6. Blue Moon Ice Cream
Of midwest fame, this fun “Smurf Ice Cream” can go as light or as dark blue as you’d like. The flavor is fruity, and it uses vanilla pudding in the mix, so you get a kind of marshmallowy finish.
7. Cotton Candy Margarita
Ooo a tasty margarita with the usual mixers, but with a blue twist! Cotton candy extract and a “fluff” of some blue cotton candy to top each glass right before serving.
8. Patriotic Marshmallow Popcorn
This Patriotic Marshmallow Popcorn is a fun addition to the cookouts or movie nights where you really want to make a blue statement!
9. Cookie Monster Cheesecake
Packed with chocolate chip cookie crumbles, blue cookies, creamy blue cheesecake filling, and topped with a creamy ganache and crushed chocolate chip cookies, this gorgeous drool-worthy cheesecake offers a light, fluffy texture with rich chocolate taste!
10. Blue Moon Vegan Lime Tart
WOW! his stunning Blue Moon lime tart isn’t just a feast for your taste buds; it’s a visual delight too! It gets its striking blue hue from 100% natural blue spirulina, making it as impressive to look at as it is delicious to eat. With hints of coconut and vanilla, this extraordinary vegan tart will be the star of any gender reveal party for sure.
11. Vegan Blueberry Pancakes
A perfect treat for adults and kids alike, these fluffy and soft vegan blue-berry pancakes get their natural blue hue from crushed blueberries!
The bottom line
Food that is blue rarely appears on our plates, which is all the more reason to cook, enjoy, and celebrate blue foods whenever possible. Try these amazing blue food recipes to see which blue foods you like the most! You can find natural blue in blueberries, blue spirulina (an algae powder), butterfly pea powder and tea, and in some food coloring gels and extracts.
