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Wild Violet Sugar

published: May 18, 2018 / updated: November 15, 2022by Kaity Farrell
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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Learn how to turn edible wild violets into delicious violet sugar for decorating cakes and cookies.

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

Another Delicious Way to Use Wild Violets

Violet season is sadly ending here. It’s so so fleeting. So it makes me extra happy to have preserved these cheerful spring blooms in homemade violet sugar to use throughout the year. This could not be easier to make. No seriously, it’s just sugar and violets. But doesn’t violet sugar sound so damn fancy?! Put this stuff into pretty little glass jars and you have beautiful unique homemade gifts. Pull these out during the holidays and blow some minds with your stocking stuffer wizardry.

And yes, you can make this with other flowers! So if the violet season has long since ended where you live try this with other edible blooms. Hello, roses!!! Oh yeah, I made a video of it on my youtube channel. Press play below! Are you subscribed to my youtube channel yet? By subscribing you’ll get updates whenever I post a new video. Videos are fun. You should subscribe. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

Straight on view of violet sugar in a wooden scoop on a small green ceramic plate on a white background with violet flowers. In the background sits a vintage blue glass mason jar half-filled with violet sugar.

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Top down view of violet sugar in a wooden scoop on a small green ceramic plate and a vintage blue glass mason jar on its side with violet sugar poured out of its mouth on a white background with violet flowers.


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

Author: Kaity Farrell
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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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 400 g 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup picked fresh violet petals

Instructions

  • Pick petals off of fresh-picked violets, discarding the stem and sepal (green bits) to get about 1 cup of loosely packed petals.
  • Pulse sugar and petals together in a food processor until the petals are broken down evenly into the sugar, about 10 seconds.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread violet sugar evenly over the parchment. Cover the pan with cheesecloth and leave it at room temperature in a dry spot for 1-2 days. The higher the humidity the longer it will take to dry. Stir sugar around occasionally to encourage even drying. You can also dry the sugar in a dehydrator.
  • Once the violet sugar is dry, transfer it to an airtight container to store at room temperature. If sugar has large clumps, pass it through a strainer or sieve to break apart the clumps.
  • Package sugar in pretty glass jars to give as homemade gifts.

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Notes

If properly dried, violet sugar should keep for a long time, a year, or even longer.

Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American
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  1. Krystal Wight Armstrong

    Looks beautiful! I don’t think I have a violet season where I live at all, but I did just move to the Rose Capital of my state (or country?). Totally curious though, is it possible to describe what violets taste/smell like? They are my favorite color, but I don’t think I’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting/smelling a violet. And what would you suggest using your violet sugar for- coffee/tea? Some kind of desserts? Would love to hear more! : )

    Reply
    • Kaity Farrell

      Hi Krystal! Thanks for your question! Violets don’t really have a distinguishable smell or taste. They are mild and have a "plant" or "leafy" taste I would say. Their magic lies in the color which is beautiful on its own, but also changes to pink by changing the pH (adding acid). I would use it to decorate cakes and cookies, sprinkled on top of shortcakes, or muffins. You could use it anywhere you’d use regular sugar but it’s more for the looks than taste. xx Kaity

      Reply
    • Kelly

      Violets have a super distinctive, if very faint, scent. It can be described as powdery and sweet, and perhaps a bit like Dr. Pepper! You can buy violet flavored candy and mints online, check Amazon. It’s my mom’s favorite scent and I an going to try making this sugar as a gift for her from the violets that grow wild on my (untreated) lawn.

      Reply
      • Kaity Farrell

        The species, viola odorata known as sweet violet or Queen Charlotte violet, has a sweet fragrance! I just purchased some seeds to plant this year. I’d love your feedback once you try the violet sugar recipe – please let me know what you think.

        Reply
  2. Jess

    5 stars
    Made this with foraged violets from our yard and it turned out great!

    Reply
  3. Kaity Farrell

    5 stars
    test

    Reply
  4. Angela

    5 stars
    Just made this and it tastes wonderful! Looks so beautiful. It tastes like flower sugar. You may have to pick some teeny tiny ants out of the violets before adding to the sugar!

    Reply
    • Kaity Farrell

      Thank you, Angela! xx

      Reply
  5. K

    I candied violets with my daughter for use on fairy cakes . They last a good long while. I intoxicatng smell as you paint the egg white and sugar sprinkling.

    Reply
    • Kaity Farrell

      Thanks for sharing, K!

      Reply

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