Lilac Treats

 

Hello Friends!

Did you know that all varieties of lilac are edible? 

I just love lilacs so much!! I think they are exactly what heaven smells like. Well that, plus my sugared pecans baking. Lol 

I was scrolling somewhere and read that all lilacs are edible. And then I further read how you can make sugar or simple syrup from them. So I decided to make some sugar for now. I'm still thinking of doing a simple syrup while I still have some lilacs blooming. 

Have you ever tasted something flavored with lavender? I have had a lavender martini. And cookies with lavender. I've also had a honey and lavender latte. All were so delish to me. Not too strong a taste - just a hint of a floral note with the other flavors. So I imagine making something with lilac will be similarly gentle for flavoring. I can tell you the sugar smells amazing!! Here's what I did:

I picked lilac blossoms off of the stem and washed them and put them in my salad spinner. 

then dried them some more on a paper towel

Then layered them in a jar. I read you take about 3/4 c. of sugar to 1/4 c. of lilacs. But I basically just layered a few tbsp of sugar in a jar...added a handful of blossoms, then layered more sugar, then more blossoms etc. Until I reached the top. Then I shake the jar up every day. Tomorrow it will be a week and I will strain out the blossoms and then use the sugar in my baking. You can use it as a 1:1 ratio substitute for your sugar in a recipe. 

Here's some ideas I'm looking at making. You can find them on my pinterest here.

Have you ever tried anything floral like this? Eaten anything with lavender, rose, lilac? Would you? 😉 

Have a wonderful weekend Friends! xo