How To Make Wild Violet Syrup From Scratch

Homemade Wild Violet Syrup

Is It Safe To Eat Wild Violets?

What Is Wild Violet Syrup Used For?

What Can You Make With Wild Violets?

Wild violets can be made into jelly, syrup, tea, violet vinegar, candied flowers, baked into bread and cakes, and you can even freeze them in ice cubes to jazz up your drink.

How To Make Wild Violet Syrup

What You Need To Make Wild Violet Syrup

To make this wild violet syrup you are going to need: 

• Quart canning jar
• Measuring cup
• Lids
• Fine strainer
• Small Pan
• Wisk
• Lemon Juice
• Wild Violets

Wild Violet Syrup Recipe

1 cup of wild violets
2 cups of boiling water
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions:

Step 1: Preparing Wild Violets

Pick the violets, remove stems, leaves, and as much of the greens as you can. Wash them gently and let them dry.

Step 2: Steeping Wild Violets 

Fill the canning jar with 1 cup of flowers, meanwhile, boil water. Pour water over flowers, you will begin to see the color bleed into the water.

Step 3:

Cover the jars and allow them to steep for 24 hours out of direct sunlight. 

Step 4: Strain Jar Contents

Strain the contents through a fine strainer, into a bowl or large measuring cup. You can discard flowers, you can throw them away or simply compost them as we do.

Step 5: Getting The Purple Color

Add lemon juice to the strained liquid, a drop or two at a time until the blue turns purple.

Step 6: Making Wild Violet Syrup

Place liquid in a pan and add sugar, bring to a boil, whisk until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and pour into a clean sterilized jar with a lid. Store in refrigerator.

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How To Make Wild Violet Syrup From Scratch

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Ingredients

• 1 cup of wild violets
• 2 cups of boiling water
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

1. Pick the violets, remove stems, leaves, and as much of the greens as you can. Wash them gently and let them dry.
2. Fill the canning jar with 1 cup of flowers, meanwhile, boil water. Pour water over flowers, you will begin to see the color bleed into the water.
3. Cover the jars and allow them to steep for 24 hours out of direct sunlight. 
4. Strain the contents through a fine strainer, into a bowl or large measuring cup. You can discard flowers, you can throw them away or simply compost them as we do.
5. Add lemon juice to the strained liquid, a drop or two at a time until the blue turns purple.
6. Place liquid in a pan and add sugar, bring to a boil, whisk until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and pour into a clean sterilized jar with a lid. Store in refrigerator.

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