Description
Capture the essence of spring with homemade lilac sugar, a fragrant blend of sugar and lilac blossoms that elevates your baked goods and teas.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup organic cane sugar or granulated sugar
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup lilac blossoms
- 1 glass jar
Instructions
- Shake your lilacs gently to remove any small bugs.
- Delicately remove the lilac blossoms from the stems.
- Fill the bottom of your jar with 1/4 cup of sugar and add lilac blossoms.
- Continue layering sugar and blossoms until the jar is filled.
- Seal the jar tightly and shake gently to disperse the blossoms.
- Store in a cool, dark place for at least 2 days, shaking daily.
- Spread the sugar on parchment paper to dry for 1 hour.
- Return to jar and shake again.
- After 2 days to a week, sift out the flowers for a fine finish.
Notes
Use only pesticide-free lilac blossoms for the best flavor. Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2880 minutes
- Category: Condiments
- Method: Infusing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 teaspoon
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: lilac sugar, spring recipes, homemade gifts, floral sugar, culinary herbs
