Pansy Pancakes
Perk up traditional buttermilk pancakes by adding pansies to the batter before flipping each flapjack. Serving breakfast in bed with a bouquet of flowers is a unique way to do it. With both prepping and cooking time of fewer than 40 minutes total, this pancake recipe is super simple. Gathering basic ingredients like all-purpose flour, sugar, kosher salt, and butter is necessary to make the fairytale-like breakfast dish. Then, add some personality to it with some edible pansies and warm maple syrup on top! Starting the two-step recipe is easy because all you need to do is grab your mixing bowl and add all the basic ingredients. To make the most gorgeous breakfast yet, all you need to do is arrange the pansies in an aesthetically pleasing way at the end!
Arugula, Goat Cheese, And Edible Flowers
Give plain goat cheese a colorful makeover by mixing in edible flowers, such as nasturtium, borage, and pansy, and placing whole flowers on top. Adding colorful rounds to arugula salads or displaying them with baguettes at brunch is a good idea.
Lillet Rosé Spring Cocktail made from Rosé
This fruity and refreshing three-ingredient cocktail requires Lillet Rosé, a wine-based aperitif, gin, and ruby red grapefruit juice. Pour into coupe glasses and top with edible flowers (pink varieties are the best to match the drink’s color). A Lillet Rosé Spring Cocktail, especially when incorporating rosé wine, typically involves mixing Lillet Rosé with rosé wine, club soda, and possibly a citrus fruit like grapefruit or orange. To make a common drink, combine Lillet Rosé and rosé in a glass with ice, then top it off with club soda and garnish.
Edible-Flower Cupcakes
When a simple cupcake is topped with a few carefully placed edible blooms, it looks professional. Customize desserts for your next celebration by topping vanilla cupcakes with basic buttercream and edible flowers of your choice. Using edible flowers is one of the most delightful and enchanting aspects of cake decorating that I will be sharing with you in this post. Using edible flowers for cake decorating can transform your cakes from ordinary to extraordinary, so let’s make some edible flower cupcakes!
Rose-Scented Sugar
To make herbal sugars, you can substitute rose petals with any edible, fragrant flower or herb, such as lavender or rose geranium. In hot and iced teas, fruit salads, baked goods, and icings, they are excellent. Substitute the sugar required in a recipe with an equal amount of scented sugar. You can use any edible, fragrant flower or herb, such as lavender or rose geranium, in place of rose petals to make herbal sugars. Hot and iced teas, fruit salads, baked goods, and icings are all great uses for them. Substitute the amount of sugar required in a recipe for an equal amount of scented sugar.
A Spring Salad With Edible Flowers
This simple side dish is the epitome of spring in a bowl! This celebratory salad for weddings, showers, holidays, or any spring gathering can be made by identifying, sourcing, and using edible flowers, and I will show you how to do it. Fresh lamb’s lettuce and sweet strawberries are the ingredients used in this Spring Salad with Strawberries and Edible Flowers. Edible pansy flowers, creamy mozzarella, and a drizzle of punchy Balsamic vinegar will make your mouth water just by looking at it.
The fresh and vibrant Spring salad features the perfect balance of sweetness from the dressing and Strawberries, as well as lovely savory elements from fresh mozzarella cheese and toasted seeds. The addition of edible flowers makes this salad an attractive starter or a light side dish to your main dishes. I’m quite confident that this recipe will make you fall in love with salads all over again, and I hope you’ll keep this recipe a staple of the season.
Flower Ice Cubes That Are Edible
To decorate cocktails, soda, or plain water, edible flower ice cubes are made from fresh edible blossoms frozen into cubes of ice. Make sure to have the prettiest ice cubes this season to elevate your beverage game! How to Make Flower Ice Cubes: Edible flower ice cubes can be made by freezing edible flowers or petals in ice cube trays with water. The addition of this creates a beverage that is both visually appealing and flavorful. There are numerous types of flowers that can be utilized, such as marigolds, nasturtiums, roses, violas, calendula, lavender, and more.
Honeysuckle Vodka Lemonade
The edible flowers of the Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) are often utilized. Eating the flowers fresh or using them in cooking is possible, such as in teas, syrups, or as a flavoring in desserts. If you have a honeysuckle vine near you, this elegant floral cocktail is a must-make!
The honeysuckle vodka lemonade is a unique spring cocktail that uses homemade honeysuckle infused vodka and fresh squeezed lemonade. It’s a super refreshing conversation starter, and the honeysuckle vodka is ready in 24 hours.
