Rose Petal and Vanilla Tea

Rose Petal and Vanilla Tea
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Total Time
30 minutes
Rating
4(60)
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This is a sweet infusion with nothing more than dried rose petals, a vanilla bean and honey. You can find dried rose petals in Middle Eastern markets.

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Ingredients

Yield:Serves 2
  • 2tablespoons dried rose petals
  • 1vanilla bean, split and scraped
  • cups boiling water
  • 1tablespoon honey
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Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

39 calories; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 9 grams sugars; 0 grams protein; 13 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place the dried rose petals and vanilla bean and seeds in a large measuring cup or teapot and pour on the boiling water. Stir in the honey, cover and let steep for 30 minutes. Strain and serve warm, or reheat and serve hot.

Tip
  • Advance preparation: You can keep this in the refrigerator for a day or two. Reheat but do not boil.

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This is wonderful. I couldn't find rose petals so used rose hips instead and it was a delightful end to our meal. It's sweet, and next time I might try adding half the honey.

Made with rose petals from our garden. They weren't very shriveled so maybe I could have used more. As it was it was a very gentle flavor, more vanilla than rose. Will experiment with the rest of our rose petals, but may not be rushing out to buy more just to make this.

I made this iced with rose petals and vanilla extract (thought I had a bean but no dice)--delicious and gentle and surprisingly flavorful.

This is wonderful. I couldn't find rose petals so used rose hips instead and it was a delightful end to our meal. It's sweet, and next time I might try adding half the honey.

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