I like the simple things in life, don’t you? Ever go on a vacation or out to a nice dinner and you get a simple and real flower on your dish. Everything from that point just goes to fancy. That little flower is so happy. That little flower also always brings a smile and a wonder of, huh, I really can eat this pretty thing?
Believe it or not, a lot of common garden flowers are edible! Just one thing I ask from this blog is please do your research, and wash your flowers off well before even trying. If you are like me, I sometimes buy my garden pansies already potted from hardware stores like Lowe’s. There may or not be chemicals on them. Also, if you are allergic to pollens and related plants, maybe do a little taste test first or avoid flowers with pollen to be sure you aren’t highly allergic.
In these ice cubes I used pansies and an edible orchid. I know that they are safe plants. Please don’t just eat any plant because there are some that could make you very sick. If you wanted to try plants other than what I’ve used, then please do your research! I want everyone to have a safe and happy drink!
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What You Need
- Ice cube tray
- *edible* Flower Petals. I used Purple Pansies from my garden and edible orchid leaves found from my grocery store. They were in the packaged herb section.
- See below for our mojito ice cubes with lime wedges and mint leaves.
- See below for our lemon thyme and lemon ice cubes!
- Water.
How to make pretty ice cubes
- Wash your flower petals off very well. Try your best not to damage the petals.
- Fill your ice tray up 1/2 of the way for each cube.
- Place a petal in each section.
- Freeze this for about 3 hours.
- Fill the rest of the ice cube tray up with water. (this ensures that the petals don’t float to the top and melt off right away.
- Freeze for another 3 hours or until frozen.
- Enjoy!
Tips
- If you want to take the time to boil the water you are using, feel free. Let it cool first before using. It makes your ice cubes crystal clear and glass-looking.
- Any ice tray will do of course, but if you use a silicone ice tray it’s easier to pop out the ice cubes.
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