Usage

Herbs which are used in dessert

angelica

Angelica

Boil and make candy.

bay

Bay

Garnish desserts such as sorbets.

borage

Borage

Use candied flowers to decorate cakes and deserts.

calendula

Calendula

Add color to desserts.

caraway

Caraway

Flavours apple pies, baked apples, and other stewed fruits.

clove pink

Clove Pink

Use crystallized petals to garnish desserts.

cowslip

Cowslip

Use for jam, and use candied flowers to garnish desserts.

geranium

Geranium

Flavours cakes, ice-creams, jellies, and syrups.

lavender

Lavender

Add lavender flavour to cakes, ice-creams, and other desserts.

lemon balm

Lemon Balm

Garnish ice-creams, jellies, and cakes.

lemon verbena

Lemon Verbena

A little bit of lemon verbena adds a sharp lemon scent to fruit, cakes, and ice-creams.

licorice

Licorice

Make licorice candies.

mint

Mint

Add a refreshing mint note to chocolate, cakes, ice-creams, and other rich desserts.

primrose

Primrose

Add to desserts, or use candied flowers as garnish.

rose

Rose

Use distilled rose-water to flavour desserts.

rue

Rue

Use in mung bean soup, a traditional Chinese dessert.

sweet cicely

Sweet Cicely

Reduce acidity in fruit stews.

sweet rocket

Sweet Rocket

Garnish desserts.

violet

Violet

Eat fresh or decorate desserts like ice-creams and cakes.

wild strawberry

Wild Strawberry

Eat fresh or add to jams and desserts.