Rose Petal Simple Syrup (Recipe)
Capture the flavours of of the season with this easy to make rose petal syrup.
This concentrate is ideal for making pitchers of fruity lemonade. You can drizzle this rose petal syrup over ice cream or yoghurt with a few shavings of chocolate for a simple yet sensational dessert. It also makes a wonderful flavouring for cocktails and sodas.
This recipe is versatile and extremely easy to make. You can substitute the rose petals for any other edible flower: lilac, lavender, violet, hibiscus to name just a few! The recipe measurements are based on the amount of rose petal tea that you make so you can make as little or much of this syrup as you would like.
You can used both fresh or dried rose petals for this recipe. Just make sure that the rose petals you collect come from plants that have not been treated with chemicals.
You can also find organic dried rose petals on-line if you don't have a readily available source of rose petals to work with. You can find organic dried rose petals on amazon. Here's a link(affiliate link).
Rose Petal Simple Syrup (Recipe)
Pack the flower petals into a glass jar and pour hot water over the petals. You can also put cold water and petals in a saucepan bring it to a boil and turn off the heat.
Once all of the colour has leached out of the petals into the water you can strain out the petals using cheesecloth and a sieve.
Measure you remaining water infusion. For every 1 cup of rose petal tea add 1 cup of sugar and 1/4 tsp lemon juice. We use organic cane sugar but you can also use granulated. I don not recommend using honey. It does not provide the desired result (I've tried!)
Add the rose petal tea and sugar to a sauce pan and simmer for 10-15 minutes until reduced by at least 1/4. Allow to cool and pour into a sterilized bottle. Keep refrigerated.
Canning Syrups
We don't can this particular syrup because it's so quick and easy to make when we want it. You can find more about how to can and preserve your syrup at the National Centre for Home Preservation.
Enjoy!
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So yummy! And so simple! Must try this year 🌹
Yay! Glad you like the idea. :)
Congrats on being featured in @goldendawne's DIY Digest! That's awesome 🌹
Oh thank you for letting me know! I didn't even know I had. :)
Ok! My bad, she resteemed it! I was confused musta been the intoxicating rose beauty 🌹🤣
Thanks for thinking of me and mentioning it. A resteem is just as nice! :)
I would love to taste it 😊
I hope you give it a try!
I would :)
This sounds good! I will add this to my things to make list.
You mentioned a few flowers that can be used, do you have a favorite one?
Rose petals and rose hips are my favourites. They are all nice, many are quite similar, the colour of the syrup is sometimes the only way I can tell them apart when I forget to label.
What a fantastic idea! You are so creative, I really appreciate these types of ideas. Makes cooking so fun with these easy add-in! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you @birdsinparadise, I know a lot of these recipes are full of sugar and not very healthy but I do enjoy them in moderation.
I came across a similar recipe that use lilac awhile back and they both look delicious. I've never tried using flowers to make syrups before but it is definitely something I want to get around to trying at some point.
The flavours are unique and the floral part is very subtle. Flowers have complex flavours and you really only get an essence of those flavours when you cook with them. We've wowed quite a few people who were completely sceptical about the idea! I think you'll be delighted.