Add a soft floral flavor and a pretty color to your cocktails and mocktails with this Pansy Simple Syrup.
I used pansies for this flower simple syrup, but you could use other edible flowers. The syrup's color will depend on the color of your petals!
Not only is this great for cocktails, mocktails and other beverages, but it's lovely drizzled on fresh fruit or baked desserts!
I am a huge fan of simple syrups. I love them. Well, really I love infusions and simple syrups are one of my favorite infusions to make.
You can instantly change the whole feel of a cocktail with a flavored simple syrup. They are also lovely stirred into teas and drizzled over yogurt or pound cakes.
So, when I won some edible flowers from Gourmet Sweet Botanicals, the first thing I made was Hibiscus Vodka. The next thing I made was this pansy simple syrup.
Easy to make, with a soft floral flavor and a lovely color!
Ingredients:
Sugar - white granulated sugar is fine here.
Pansy flowers - stick with one color of petal so that that the color of your syrup doesn't get muddled. Also, do not include the green base of the flowers or your syrup will turn green (lesson learned!) Tear off the petals and use only the petals.
Instructions:
Place the pansy petals and the sugar in a food processor and pulse until well combined.
Note - this sugar was so pretty! I think it would be lovely as a rim for a cocktail or sprinkled on baked goods.
Add the sugar/petal mixture to a pan along with 1 cup of water. Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. There will be bits of petal.
Pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer.
Let cool to room temperature and then pour into a lidded bottle.
This will keep in the fridge for about a month. Some say that you can keep it for 3 to 4 months, but I like to use it up within a month.
We loved this easy simple syrup! Such a pretty color and such a lovely soft floral flavor. It's like candied flowers in liquid form.
How to use pansy simple syrup:
- Drizzle on poundcake, custards or yogurt.
- Cocktails - like a Pansy Martini.
- Drizzle on fruit salad.
- Mocktails
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Pansy Simple Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup pansy flower petals
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Tear the floral petals off of the stem and the base of the flower. Add the petals and the sugar into the bowl of food processor and pulse until combined.
- Heat the sugar/petal mixture with a cup of water over medium high heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Strain through a fine mesh strainer and let cool to room temperature.
- Store in a lidded bottle in the fridge.
Notes
- Drizzle on poundcake, custards or yogurt.
- Cocktails - like a Pansy Martini.
- Drizzle on fruit salad.
- Mocktails
Toni says
This is so easy to make! Thanks for the recipe!
Kayla says
What a fun idea! I loved this! Floral recipes are my favorite!
Audrey says
Such a fun recipe
Sue says
I love this! Such an inventive way to use pansies!
Soniya says
This looks and sounds very interesting! I would definitely love to try it.
Angela says
What a beautiful and simple idea! Love the bright yellow color without using any dyes. Perfect addition for cocktails and teas.
Nicole Triebe says
I love how different and delicious this syrup was! Perfect for making at home cocktails!
Katherine says
I love floral recipes and I can't wait to try this! I think my mum has grown some pansys this year. I'll have to sneak over with my scissors 🙂