How to Make Rose Sugar, a Decadent Treat!
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Learning how to make rose sugar is extremely simple and satisfying! It’s a perfect deliciously fragrant sugar that you can use in any recipe where you want to add a hint of sweet rose. It is also a beautiful gift!
I’m not a rosarian but I absolutely love roses. They are romantic and I love the way they look and smell.
My local mom-and-pop garden nursery recently had a sale on all their roses. What a pleasant surprise! So I took the opportunity to add a few different roses to our yard.
Warning, this recipe for sweet rose sugar may have you dreaming over adding more roses to your garden, too.
Tips
Roses
Be sure to use roses that haven’t been sprayed with any chemicals. Homegrown roses are the best because you can get the quality and freshness that you’re looking for. However, you can also use roses from a bouquet purchased at the grocery store.
You should also select roses that have the most fragrant scent that you enjoy. While drift roses are beautiful in your landscape, they don’t have much scent. Select antique roses or shrub roses that have the scent you love. The essence will permeate your sugar!
Lastly, if you can, use a variety of rose colors. You can obviously use just one color of rose petal, but a few colors will make your rose sugar all the more pleasing to use and give away as a gift.
Sugar
Use the best sugar that you have. I prefer using organic sugar, which has some of the molasses flavor left behind and retains a beautiful pale yellow to golden brown color. But plain white sugar will also work.
If you’re going to use this rose sugar to preserve edible flowers for future use, use the extra fine grain granulated sugar. Not confectioner sugar or powdered sugar.
Jar
Select a beautiful glass jar or other clear, air tight container for your rose sugar. It will look great on your shelf and be a reminder of the fragrant sugar that’s stored inside!
Mason jars come in a variety of colors, but I stick with clear glass for scented sugars. I particularly love the 8 ounce quilted jelly jars.
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How to Make Rose Sugar
This easy recipe will make an unforgettable sugar that you can use to flavor special drinks, or on your best baked goods. It’s also a beautiful, thoughtful, and cheap handmade gift that you can give away!
Ingredients
Rose petals – Use the freshest, firmest rose petals that you have. There shouldn’t be any blemishes on them.
Sugar – Use your best granulated sugar. Choose organic sugar if your budget allows it, but regular white table sugar works, too.
Tools You May Need
Glass jar – Use a beautiful clear glass jar or other airtight container. Mason jars work great. Go with either the 4 ounce or 8 ounce jars unless you’re planning on using your rose sugar regularly.
Small ladle – Or spoon or scoop. For pouring sugar into your jars.
Funnel – This is optional. But if you’re planning on making a large container of rose sugar, a funnel will go a long way in keeping your kitchen counters clean.
Steps
First, get your roses, sugar, and the container and spoon you will be using.
Take care in plucking some of the rose petals off, and choose the best looking and firmest petals.
Then add a couple scoops of sugar into your glass jar.
Next, add three rose petals. If you have multiple colors of rose petals to choose from, select just one color for this layer.
Then top the rose petals with a couple more scoops of sugar.
Add another layer of rose petals in a different color. You’re building layers of sugar and rose petals.
Keep adding layers of sugar and rose petals to your container.
When you have filled up your jar almost to the top, top it with a final layer of rose petals and a thin layer of sugar.
And that’s it!
Put a lid on your jar or other container and label it with a beautiful label. Then set it out of the way and out of direct sunlight.
You can use your jar of rose sugar after just a few days, but the scent and flavor get stronger over time.
Ways to Use Your Rose Sugar
Cookies – Sprinkle the top of tea cookies or sugar cookies with a bit of rose sugar and have a fun tea party with friends or family. I have a delicious cream cheese sugar cookie recipe if you want a fun twist to a classic recipe!
Drinks – Use rose sugar in any hot or cold drink where you want to add a hint of sweet rose. This can be in herbal tea, sweet tea, and fruity drinks.
Baked apples, apricots, or peaches – Top your apples, apricots, or peaches with this rose sugar before you bake them in the oven. It’s a delicious and memorable dessert!
Recipe Card
Sweet Rose Sugar
Equipment
- 8 ounce glass jar or other airtight container
- small ladle, spoon, or scoop
- funnel (optional)
Ingredients
- fragrant, fresh rose petals (a few colors makes it more beautiful)
- 8 oz granulated sugar
Instructions
- First, take care in removing the best rose petals. They should be firm, dry, and unblemished.
- Next, add a few scoops of sugar into the bottom of your jar or other container. (You can use a funnel to make it easier.) Then add 3 rose petals.
- Add a few more scoops of sugar and an additional 2 or 3 rose petals.
- Continue building the layers until your jar is nearly full. Then top it with some rose petals and cover them with a layer of sugar.
- Add a tight lid, label your jar, and set it out of the way and out of direct sunlight. Your rose sugar will be ready to use in a few days, but the flavor and scent will deepen over time.
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