S A S H A 🌾🌵🌸

Peony Syrup is a delicate, floral sugar drizzle that you can add to iced tea, lemonade or champagne 🥂 for a little splash of flowery goodness 🌸

Gather and clean four cups of peony petals.

Pour four cups boiling water over petals and cover. Steep overnight in refrigerator.

Strain the tea into a stock pot with cheesecloth or a very fine sieve. Bring to a boil with four cups of sugar (making a simple syrup).

At boil, reduce heat and add the juice of one fresh lemon. The acid of the lemon will react and turn the brownish tea a brilliant shade of pink right before your eyes!

This year I only made one batch that yielded six small bottles. I added @sweetapolita edible drink glitter in Rose Gold ✨🌸 and I’m kicking myself I didn’t think to add it last year!

Peony syrup lasts 30 days, store in the fridge.

* Save this recipe for people season next year 🌸 this is a celebration staple in our house every summer! Our peonies are notoriously late in this area and I am notoriously late to share this.

I am well. Members of the family are still in a recovery phase from some illness, and I am being a carer for my grandchildren and juggling some life changes as my husband entered retirement. I will resume regular baking orders in the fall. Thanks for your patience 🫶🏼