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Flower Ice Cubes

Haley Post

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With spring in full bloom and summer just around the corner, I’ve been putting edible flowers in just about every recipe I can think of! This week, I figured it would be a perfect time to make a batch of Flower Ice Cubes to use in iced tea, lemonade, and water. 

Flower Ice Cubes are one of my go-to entertaining “hacks” because they’re SO easy to make, but they instantly take any drink from simple to fancy. I love serving them in store-bought lemonade and iced teas at summer gatherings. 

Freezing time aside, these Flower Ice Cubes take about 5 minutes to make, and I find they freeze well for up to 2 months—so you can make a big batch in advance and use them whenever needed!

Edible Flowers 

Before we get started, I wanted to quickly discuss sourcing edible flowers for these ice cubes. While many flowers are safe to eat, make sure you do your research before buying/foraging any flowers to ensure that they’re safe for consumption. You’ll also want to make sure you are using food-grade (and, even better, organic) flowers in these ice cubes!

You can use any edible flowers you like for this recipe. I used beautiful pink and white carnations for this recipe because I planned to serve them in lemonade, and I love the color combination of dark pink and soft yellow! 

Here are a few of my favorite edible flowers for inspiration:

  • Calendula

  • Carnations

  • Chamomile

  • Chrysanthemums 

  • Clover 

  • Daisies 

  • Dandelions 

  • Elderflower 

  • Forsythia 

  • Hibiscus 

  • Honeysuckle

  • Lavender 

  • Lilac

  • Marigold 

  • Nasturtium

  • Rose 

  • Peonies

  • Pansies 

  • Sunflowers

Video: How to Make Flower Ice Cubes

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Flower Ice Cubes

Yield : 2 trays of ice cubes

Ingredients:

  • edible, food-grade fresh flowers

  • filtered water

To make:

  1. Fill up two trays of ice cube molds halfway with filtered water.

  2. Remove the petals from the flowers, or whole blossoms (if the flowers are small enough). Sprinkle the flower petals and blossoms into the molds and freeze until solid, about 3 hours.

  3. Remove the ice cubes from the freezer. Top off with filtered water and freeze until solid, about 3 hours. Pop out of the ice cube molds and enjoy!!

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