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Lilac Flower Tea is a floral tea made from Springtime Lilac Blossoms, hot water, and sweetened optionally with Wildflower honey.
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Lilac Flower Tea
Hi Everyone, I have a new seasonal tea for you: Lilac Flower Tea.
As I write this, it’s late April and my Lilac tree with purple flowers is blooming.
Our Lilacs bloom for about 2 weeks in the Spring and I look forward to it every year.
I have a little Lilac recipe collection going to preserve the memory of these beautiful flowers, one of my favorite flowers.
What is Lilac Tea like?
This Lilac Tea is very subtle and you can certainly mix it with other tea flavors.
Remember, Lilacs will always smell more amazing than they taste.
But if you love Lilacs as I do then you will love the idea of having them in your tea!
What is Lilac Tea good with?
This Lilac Flower tea tastes lovely with Wildflower honey.
Ingredients
This recipe uses Fresh Lilac flowers.
- 2 tablespoons fresh Lilac flowers, organic, clean
- 8 ounces of hot water
- Wildflower honey, amount to taste, optional (or another sweetener of choice)
Kitchen Tools
- measuring spoons and cups
- 2-cup measure
- teapot
- T-sac or mesh tea ball
- tea kettle
- heat safe mug
Make sure you know you are harvesting Lilacs, I use the book, Northeast Foraging (Amazon Affiliate link below) as a guide and I also recommend getting a few positive identifications from foraging experts that you may know.
If you make this Lilac Flower Tea recipe, and like it please give it a rating in the recipe card below and let us know in the comments below.
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Lilac Flower Tea
Lilac Flower Tea is a floral tea made from Springtime Lilac Blossoms, hot water, and sweetened optionally with Wildflower honey.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons fresh Lilac flowers, organic, clean
- 8 ounces hot water
- Wildflower honey, amount to taste, optional (or other sweetener of choice)
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil (170 degrees F for white tea), preferably using a Gooseneck kettle or a kettle that you can control the temperature.
- Place the Lilac flowers in a mesh tea strainer and pour the hot water over the petals. Cover the mug and allow it to steep 5 minutes or longer, if desired.
- Add optional Wildflower honey or sweetener of choice. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 64Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 10mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 0gSugar: 17gProtein: 0g
Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.
- This post was originally published on 4/28/2020 and updated and republished on 5/19/2021, 5/03/2022, 5/30/2023
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