Edible Flower Ice Cubes Recipe
Beat the summer heat in a beautiful way with these edible flower ice cubes! Find out how easy they are to make in this quick-prep recipe, and how to choose safe florals to make your cool drinks sparkle!
Servings: 4
Calories:
Equipment
- ice tray preferably covered, any size to suit your flowers
Ingredients
- 6-24 edible flowers depending on ice tray/flower size
Instructions
- Collect enough flowers to fit in your ice tray. Soak the blooms in a bowl of water for a few minutes to remove debris, then rinse them off.
- Place each bloom in a cube of the ice tray.Alternate how the blooms face, if you wish. Then, add water to each cube. Freeze for a few hours or more, depending on the size of your cubes.
Notes
Note: Use edible flowers that you'd find in the produce section of a grocery store, such as violets, nasturtiums, herbal blooms, calendula, dianthus.
Sturdier blooms, like calendula (pictured in recipe) hold up better for consuming after the ice melts. I also like herbal blooms here, like lavender or rosemary. The texture of delicate blooms like nasturtiums aren't as pleasant once thawed.
The darker the drink, the less visible the beautiful ice cubes!