22 Edible Flower Recipes to Up Your Spring Brunch Game (2024)

Flowers aren't just a pretty centerpiece. These 32 recipes are loaded with edible petals for a dash of sweet floral flavor to your dish. And we're not just talking desserts. All you need for these almost-too-pretty-to-eat plates is a quick trip to the garden.

Lavender Lemon Sugar Cookies

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Not only are these sugar cookies delicious — they're a work of art! Bake them for your next garden party, or just to grab a handful whenever you want. 😋 (via Half-Baked Harvest)

Blueberry Lemon Curd Poptarts With Edible Flowers

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Poptarts, but for grown ups...we’re more than here for it! Yum yum YUM! (via Broma Bakery)

Flower And Herb Butter

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Imagine being served bread with a side of this butter. Uh, yes please! (via Sunset)

Vanilla Cream Brioche Doughnuts with Lilac Sugar

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We pretty much always want donuts, but these springy sweets are especially calling our names! Just note: the sugar does take at least two weeks to make. (via Half-Baked Harvest)

Fried Squash Blossoms & Sage Leaves Stuffed With Ricotta

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Edible florals tend to be sweeter treats, but we love a savory moment like this. The texture of the crispy, fried blossoms paired with the creamy ricotta is a chef's kiss moment! (via Most Hungry)

Lilac Blossom Almond Scones

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Perfect for impressing all of your family and friends at your next event, even those who seem un-impressible. The flavors are just to sweet to sneer at! (via holly & flora)

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Make this salad for a pop of color any time of day. (via view from great island)

Candied Rose Petals

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Here's one thing we know for sure: Flowers make the best dessert decoration. And when they're candied, like these rose petals, they take dessert over the top. (via Une Deux Senses)

Dandelion Bread Pudding

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The only thing sweet about this take on bread pudding is the addition of fresh dandelions! This savory sister is loaded with the earthy flower, sun-dried tomatoes and gruyere. (via Show Food Chef)

Zucchini Blossom Fritters

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If you've got some flower phobes on your hands, give them a taste with these cleverly disguised zucchini blossoms. They'll never know flowers are hiding inside these crispy, cheesy, herby cakes. (via The Parsley Chef)

Orange Ginger Seared Scallops

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Instead of your typical herbs, top these citrus-flavored scallops with fresh flowers, like hibiscus or jasmine. (viaEncas Récits + Recettes)

Lavender Dark Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

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The light lavender flavors paired with the luscious dark chocolate is everything we've ever looked for in a dessert. (via A Spicy Perspective)

Lavender Honey Grilled Chicken

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One of the best ways to cook with flowers is using flower-infused honey, like the marinade on this lavender-flavored chicken. Once you're ready to serve, top it off with the real deal bloom. (via Two Stews)

Violet Macarons

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The classic French cookie sandwich is the perfect match for taking on floral flavor. Use crushed candied violets for the cookies, then sweet violet sugar for the filling. (via Tartelette)

Lilac Scones

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It's no surprise such a pretty flower has such a beautiful, aromatic flavor. It's extra tasty mixed into buttermilk scones and paired with another favorite spring treat: Rhubarb curd. (via Kitchen Vignettes)

Lavender Vegetable Farfalle

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Every forkful of this pasta is loaded with tons of healthy vegetables and a subtle hint of aromatic crushed lavender. (via Lavender the Universal Herb)

White Chocolate Rose Macarons

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A rose by any other name...might be a macaron? Okay, so maybe that isn't what Shakespeare wrote, but if he tasted these white chocolate rose macarons, he would've had a new muse. (via Barley & Sage)

Bellini Popsicles

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It's your favorite brunch cocktail in a frozen treat! Made with prosecco and fresh peaches, the edible flowers added right before freezing add as much wow as they do flavor. (via Honestly Yum)

Lemon Yogurt Parfait

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Let's just go ahead and call this one a big bowl o' spring. As if fresh lemon yogurt and granola weren't enough, adding a layer of grassy-flavored pansies, peppery nasturtiums and citrusy carnations takes this breakfast over the top. (via What Should I Eat for Breakfast Today)

Egg Salad Crostini

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Peppery, nutty (that's from the arugula blossom base) and protein packed, this open-face sandwich is an anytime-of-day kind of meal. (via Food + Femininity)

Honey Lavender Cupcakes

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To make this delicious batter, you might use lavender-infused ingredients. But to make them look beautiful? You'll top these cupcakes off with some dried blossoms. (via Barley & Sage)

Honey Lavender Ice Cream

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This creamy treat is easy to make with just five ingredients, including fresh lavender. Serve it up with butter cookies or fudgy brownies for one awesome dessert. (via Kitchen Fervor)

For more recipes, check out The Edible Flower by Erin Bunting and Jo Facer, and Eat Your Flowers by Loria Stern.

Ready to cook with your bouquet? Tweet us your favorite flower, edible of course @BritandCo!

This story was originally published on April 25, 2014 and has been updated.

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22 Edible Flower Recipes to Up Your Spring Brunch Game (2024)

FAQs

What are the edible flowers list? ›

For flowers that look good as well as taste good, consider some of the following:
  • Alliums. Chives, leeks and garlic are all delicious in green salads, potato and pasta salads and dips. ...
  • Nasturtiums. ...
  • Marigolds. ...
  • Pansies and Johnny jump-ups. ...
  • Calendula. ...
  • Anise hyssop. ...
  • Honeysuckle. ...
  • Scarlet runner beans.
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What are the best edible flowers? ›

Here are some of our favorite edible flowers to use in recipes, from salads to cocktails.
  • Nasturtium and Calendula. samael334 / GETTY IMAGES. ...
  • Borage. Gennaro Leonardi / GETTY IMAGES. ...
  • Chamomile. Evgeniia Rusinova / GETTY IMAGES. ...
  • Garden Pea Blossoms. Darkmatter07 / GETTY IMAGES. ...
  • Roses and Lilacs. Rimma_Bondarenko / GETTY IMAGES.
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How can I make edible flowers? ›

Beat egg whites until frothy. Add a couple of drops of vodka to help the flowers dry quicker. Using fresh picked flowers, paint each flower individually with beaten egg white using the artist's paintbrush. When thoroughly coated, sprinkle with fine sugar and place on the wire rack to dry.

What are the purple and yellow edible flowers? ›

Pansies. Pansy flowers, also known as pansies and Johnny Jump-Ups, are a type of edible flower that can range from dark to light purple, pink, yellow, white, and orange. They come in all different sizes and petal amounts.

What flowers are edible and taste good? ›

Flowers add color, texture, flavor, nutrition, and vibrancy to any dish, not to mention enlivened conversation! Sharon loves to use edible flowers, such as pansies, violets, nasturtium, bachelor's button, lavender, roses, and carnation, in many of her recipes, which she grows in her own garden.

What are the purple edible flowers? ›

Micro Pepper Flower Purple™ is a tiny edible flower variety with petals that are purple on top and white with purple flecks on the bottom. Micro Pepper Flower Purple™ flowers have a strong flavor that is herbaceous and bell-pepper-esque. They work well as an ingredient in salads or garnish for savory dishes.

What is the best edible rose? ›

The tastiest rose hips come from shrub roses and old garden roses. Notable varieties include the sweetbrier rose (Rosa rubrifolia) and rugosa roses (Rosa rugosa) such as 'Alba', 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup', and 'Scabrosa'.

What is the sweetest edible flower? ›

1. Honeysuckle. If you remember this plant from your childhood, you already know it holds sugary nectar. The blossom also has a sweet taste and achieves a honey flavor without any beehives.

How much flower do you put in edibles? ›

You don't need very much cannabis flower to make a batch of low dose edibles. You'd be surprised how little — less than a joint. One (1) gram of flower to one (1) cup oil will make an infusion of ~140mg THC. If 1 cup has 16 tablespoons, each tablespoon of oil is ~8.75 mg of THC.

Can you make edibles with raw flower? ›

Baked goods: Cannabis flowers can be added to baked goods such as brownies, cookies, and cakes. It's important to properly decarboxylate the flowers by heating them in a low-temperature oven before adding them to the batter to activate the psychoactive compounds.

What flower tastes like honey? ›

Honeysuckle flowers are sweet and floral, with a taste that is actually very similar to honey. You can add the flowers into a salad or use them to add some unique sweetness to a dessert.

What edible flowers taste like honey? ›

Honeysuckle – The long flower tubes of various honeysuckle species are edible, but Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) is best, with its distinctly honey-like flavour.

How do you know if a flower is edible? ›

There is no way to tell if a flower is edible just by looking at it. Even some closely related flowers, such as those in the daisy family, include varieties that are toxic and varieties that are edible. If you're unfamiliar with a flower or are not certain of its identification, you should not eat it.

Does Trader Joe's sell edible flowers? ›

Many Whole Foods and Trader Joe's locations also sell them, but I find the quality a little sad; the flowers are usually not in great condition, lumped into one small plastic container, and they come in very small quantities—so you're better off spending more money on better flowers. Personal opinion!

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