*Fancy Flower Ice Cubes*
Are you looking for a way to be inspired to drink more water throughout the day? Would you love to impress your guests at a dinner party or afternoon cookout? Do you just love to be surrounded by beautiful things, even while eating? There is a simple way that you can answer all of these questions with a resounding, Yes!… Beautiful Fancy Flower Ice Cubes.
If right about now you’re thinking, you can’t eat flowers, Laurie, that’s simply crazy talk. Well, you will be delighted to know that not only are many flowers edible, they are also nutritious and can add pizzazz and beauty to any otherwise plain meal or beverage.
Livestrong.com says…
The list of common edible flowers is lengthy, and you will be surprised how many you recognize. Among the more notable are lilacs, pansies, day lilies, chrysanthemums, lavender, sunflowers, dandelions, nasturtiums, roses and violets. Many of the blossoms from common vegetables, fruits and herbs are also edible.The nectar and pollen of flowers is packed with vitamins, minerals and macro-nutrients. Vitamins A and C and the minerals iron, calcium and phosphorous are commonly present in leaves and petals.
There truly are many edible flowers to choose from, and Ask.com provides a beautifully-articulated chart that describes common edible flowers as well as comments on characteristics and taste of each particular flower.
*Fancy Flower Ice Cubes*
Ingredients:
A handful of pesticide-free (preferably organic) edible flowers of your choice
Filtered/spring water
Ice cube tray
To Prepare the *Fancy Flower Ice Cubes*:
Step 1: Cut small, colorful pesticide-free edible flowers from your garden (that have not been sprayed with any kind of chemicals) or buy edible flowers at your local health food store and/or farmer’s market.
Step 2: Fill an ice cube tray half full of spring/filtered water. Place in the freezer until water freezes.
Step 3: Remove the tray from the freezer and place one flower in each of the individual ice cube cups. Top off with enough water to cover the flowers.
Step 4: Return the flower-filled ice cube trays to the freezer until the cubes are frozen.
Step 5: Remove the cubes from the trays and use in beverages.
Step 6: Enjoy!!
**Please note: If you have allergies (food or seasonal), please make certain to research which edible flower you will be using before consuming to ensure that you will not have an allergic reaction. If there is any question in your mind that you could possibly have an allergic reaction, do not prepare this recipe.**
**If you do have an allergy and are opting not to make the *Fancy Flower Ice Cubes*, you could substitute the flower with a piece of sliced fruit, such as a strawberry, cherry, grape, etc., and follow the directions as listed above.**
To Your Health & Happiness…
Thank you so much for this article! I just wrote a post about making fruit flavored water, but this is far more beautiful! I am amazed at all of the flowers that are edible. I have to try this one.