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Fare Isle » 10 Ingredients » 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.

Close up of fresh violet flowers on a small white ceramic plate. this …

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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Purple wild violet syrup in a glass jar on a table.

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!!!

Homemade Wild Violet Syrup and Violet Lemonade Recipe
Purple wild violet syrup in a glass jar on a table.
This delicately flavored, sweet, violet simple syrup recipe is an early spring delight! Learn how to turn wild violets into a beautiful syrup with a vibrant color that changes from purple to pink when mixed with something acidic such as lemon juice.
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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!

Wild Violet Sugar
Top down closeup view of violet sugar in a wooden scoop on a small green ceramic plate on a white background with violet flowers.
Violet season is so fleeting. Preserve these cheerful blooms year round by making violet sugar! Package it in pretty jars to make a beautiful unique homemade gift.
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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!

Violet Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
lemon poppy seed cake with Swiss buttercream frosting decorated with wild violets
Delicious moist and fluffy lemon poppy seed cake with Swiss buttercream frosting becomes a canvas for foraged and pressed wild violets to create a beautiful spring-inspired edible flower cake!
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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.

Violet Jelly 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.
Learn how to make beautiful purple violet jelly from the flower petals of wild violets.
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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!

How to Make Candied Violets (Sugared Violets Recipe)
Sugared purple violets drying on a wire rack over parchment paper.
Make beautiful candied wild violets with 3 simple ingredients to decorate cakes and cookies.
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  1. Kaity Farrell

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  2. ANN

    When I was very young, an elderly lady made me cookies I’ve never forgotten. Now I realize the secret ingredient was violets. I’m in my 70s now, but I still can recall how wonderful those cookies tasted. And, yes, it was springtime.

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    • Kaity Farrell

      Aw, I love that! Thanks for sharing, Ann!

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  3. DressDr

    Ohmygoodness, thank you for putting all these recipes and fabulous photos together. I love spring and the violets it brings, now I can enjoy them in even more ways!

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    • Kaity Farrell

      Thank you!

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  4. Teresa

    I just found this site and I love it! I love violets and pick them every year to save to use throughout the year. I surely will be back to see what’s new.
    Thanks

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    • Kaity Farrell

      Thank you so much, Teresa! We share an affinity for violets!

      Reply

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