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Fare Isle » Desserts » Cakes » Wild Violet Recipes

Wild Violet Recipes

published: March 18, 2022 / updated: May 7, 2022by Kaity Farrell
Don’t cut those weeds in your yard! If you see purple or blue violet flowers pick them to make these fun and delicious recipes. Violets are edible flowers that grow wild throughout the world. You can find violets blooming in springtime and they are easily identifiable by their 5-petalled flowers and dark green heart-shaped leaves.…

Don’t cut those weeds in your yard! If you see purple or blue violet flowers pick them to make these fun and delicious recipes. Violets are edible flowers that grow wild throughout the world.

You can find violets blooming in springtime and they are easily identifiable by their 5-petalled flowers and dark green heart-shaped leaves. Look for them growing in fertile soil in meadows, pastures, lawns, and at the edges of wooded areas.

Click through to explore the different ways you can use violets in your kitchen this spring.

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5 Wild Violet Recipes to Make This Spring

Table of contents

  • Wild Violet Syrup and Color-Changing Violet Lemonade
  • Wild Violet Sugar
  • Wild Violet Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
  • Wild Violet Jelly
  • Candied Violets
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Two glasses of wild violet lemonade with violet flower ice cubes on blue linen coasters on a white and grey background.

Wild Violet Syrup and Color-Changing Violet Lemonade

A springtime delight! Turn beautiful purple edible wild violets into violet syrup and then watch it magically turn pink when mixed with lemon juice for the best lemonade of your life!!! Get the recipe.

Top down closeup view of violet sugar in a wooden scoop on a small green ceramic plate on a white background with violet flowers.

Wild Violet Sugar

Learn how to turn edible wild violets into delicious violet sugar for decorating baked goods like cakes, cookies, muffins, and scones. All you need are violets and sugar to make this easy recipe! Get the recipe.

Wild Violet Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Delicious moist and fluffy lemon poppy seed cake with Swiss buttercream frosting becomes a canvas for foraged and pressed wild violets to create this beautiful spring-inspired edible flower cake! Get the recipe.

Closeup shot of 5 small quilted mason jars with metal screw top lids filled with purple/pink colored wild violet jelly stacked on top of each other.

Wild Violet Jelly

Learn how to make a beautiful purple violet jelly from the flower petals of edible wild violets. Get the recipe.

Sugared purple violets drying on a wire rack over parchment paper.

Candied Violets

Learn how to make beautiful candied wild violets with 3 simple ingredients! Aside from eating them like candy, sugared violets make a lovely garnish for cakes and other desserts. This simple recipe is a fun weekend project to do with kids too! Get the recipe.

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