Description
Do you want to enjoy your summer roses in a bottle ? Then the secret is to make this fresh rose petals cordial or also known as rose syrup. This cordial like any other is great for making refreshing non-alcoholic summer drinks. Moreover, you can top this on your homemade ice-creams and desserts too.
Ingredients
Scale
- 50 gm of fresh rose petals- cleaned and washed
- 500 ml of filtered water
- 600 gm of castor sugar
- 1 tbsp of freshly pressed lemon juice
- 1 drop of organic rose essential oil ( optional )
Instructions
- Combine the rose petals with sugar and filtered water.
- Let it simmer on low flame till all the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Close the lid and simmer for a further of 10 minutes under very low flame. You want all the rose essential oils to seep through the liquid, so don’t boil.
- Remove from heat, cool a little and add the lemon juice. You will see that the color of the syrup is turning back to a vibrant pink.
- Add a drop of pure rose essential oil when the cordial has completely cooled.
- Close the pot and set in in the refrigerator for a minimum of 24 hours. The longer the better.
- Filter it and store the cordial in sterilized glass jars.
Notes
Uses of Rose Cordial
- Rose Cordial is highly floral, aromatic and very versatile. You can make refreshing summer non-alcoholic beverages.
Tips to use rose cordial
- Dilute it with plain or sparkling water. To a large drink glass add 2 tablespoons of rose cordial.
- Rose syrup makes a great topping on ice creams, crepes, cakes and pancakes. Drizzle a little on the finished prep.
- You can make cold rose milk – add 2 to 3 teaspoons of rose cordial into cold milk. For additional aroma and flavor mix in rose petal jam. ( Rose milk was my childhood favorite)
- Drizzle a small amount over your dessert, cakes, crepes, waffles, ice cream, or pancakes.
- You can also use rose syrup as a sweetener.
- Mix in to yogurt in addition to some jam and serve it as rose flavored sweet yogurt.
- Prep Time: 1 Day
- Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- Category: Drinks
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 20