How to Make Floral Ice Cubes for Drinks

The simplest method to infuse your drinks with personality is to make floral ice cubes. They are ideal for weddings, celebrations, or even just to add some flavour to a basic mocktail. I’ll go over all the details you need to know to create the most adorable flower cubes to garnish your preferred drink.

For for than 20 years, I have been crafting flower-shaped ice cubes to adorn my cocktails! They are always a striking addition to any backyard party or get-together, and they provide a lovely touch to any drink. I made my floral sangria look beautiful by adding them to it.

They’re quite simple to produce and a fun idea that elevates the overall presentation of drinks with lots of charm and colour. I adore a large round ice cube that has a lovely blossom inside, like the one I had with my raspberry margarita.

I smile at these little things. I also used flowers to create a lovely ice bucket and ice shots!

As they melt, they can also add delicate flavours to your beverage. You can alter the taste by adding other edible flowers, like hibiscus, lavender, and rose.

Types of Edible Flowers

To make edible flower ice cubes, you need edible fresh flowers! To help you come up with more ideas, you can view my educational list of edible flowers. However, these are my top picks for edible flowers to use in ice cubes:

Lavender: Gives your drinks a delicately sweet, floral flavour.

Pansies: Offer a subtle mint flavour and a splash of colour.

Roses: Add a lovely flower flavour and visual appeal to your beverages.

Hibiscus: Offers a zesty, somewhat acidic flavour that is ideal for enhancing cocktails.

Marigolds: Give your drinks a hint of citrus flavour.

Daisies: are delicate white and yellow blooms that have a charming effect.

Nasturtiums: These little plants have a peppery, slightly spicy flavour that is ideal for giving savoury cocktails more depth.

I also enjoy using dried edible flowers, such as hibiscus and butterfly pea blooms. Ice cubes are coloured blue by butterfly peas and brilliant pink by hibiscus.

These are but a handful of the edible flower recipes that can be included into ice cubes. Don’t be scared to be creative and try new things because there are countless options and combinations to investigate!

Sourcing Edible Flowers

There are numerous options for finding and purchasing edible flowers:

Nursery: They will sell edible flower plants that you may plant in your garden in six-packs.

Grocery retailers: Where the bottled herbs are, Whole Foods and other upscale retailers sell little packets of fresh edible flowers.

Grow Them: My garden is always filled with tasty flowers. I plant pansies throughout the winter. You may create a spectacular edible flower garden for spring, summer and autumn by using dried edible flowers in the winter.

Tips for Making Floral Ice Cubes

Use distilled water instead of filtered water.

For optimum effects, freeze for an entire night.

I need a unique tray for crystal clear ice cubes because they are more sophisticated. To make ice cubes more translucent, you can get specialised trays online.

Moreover, fresh herbs create beautiful ice cube designs. I prefer to add sage, rosemary, mint leaves, or thyme. I would love sage ice cubes in my mule with lemon and sage.

Try blending different kinds of herbs and flowers to create interesting flavour combinations.