Aren’t flowers the most magical thing in the world? Not only do they provide us with endless beauty, but they also contain myriad health benefits in their tiny cells. While you might not necessarily want to sit around munching on flower petals, you can utilize their properties in some flower elixirs that not only help you feel amazing, but also taste delicious. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite recipes that you can DIY at home!
Hibiscus Adaptogen Latte
Cozy up with a mug of calming, stress-reducing, sleep-promoting goodness.
Get the recipe via Abra’s Kitchen
Butterfly Pea Milk
Something that bright and vivid can’t come from nature, right?! Wrong! Butterfly pea flowers are pure Mother Nature magic not only in their color, but in their benefits as well. It is full of antioxidants, and can also provide cognitive benefits, ease stress and help give you glowing skin.
Get the recipe via Cooking with Nart
DIY Floral Herbal Teas
Chrysanthemum, rosebud and osmanthus are popular herbal flowers used in floral tea infusions in China that utilize the beautiful aromas and healing benefits of the herbal flowers.
Get the recipe via Yang’s Nourishing Kitchen
Shangri-La Rose Tea
This one-of-a-kind high mountain rose is cultivated in Shangri-La at 10,000 feet above sea level. The special varietal yields the boldest nutrients, flavonoids and aroma as it is from the most-prized first pick of spring.
Rose Whole Flower Beauty Tea via The Qi
Hibiscus Healer
This sweet and tart elixir is great for your immunity and makes the perfect tea to sip on throughout the day. Hibiscus is incredibly high in antioxidants, which makes it the perfect cold buster.
Get the recipe via Sweet Lizzy
Pomegranate Rose Latte
This healthy latte can be served caffeine-free or with a shot of espresso for when you need a pick-me-up.
Strawberry Honey Hibiscus Shrub
Hibiscus flowers do have very powerful antioxidants that have been shown to reduce oxidative liver damage making them a potent little flower.
Get the recipe via Sweet Lizzy
Wildflower Herbal Infusion Tea
Get the recipe via Grow, Forage, Cook, Ferment
This wildflower herbal infusion tea recipe calls for four different flowers: elderflower, wild rose, red clover and anise hyssop, but you can substitute any fresh or dried florals you have on hand such as chamomile, bee balm, dandelion, violet, wild bergamot, lemon balm, and wild mint.
