Homemade Lilac Tea Recipe
Herbal teas are easy to make and provide natural benefits. Learn how to make lilac tea from the beautiful and sweet-smelling lilac flowers. The tea has a lovely floral flavor that can be enjoyed with hot or iced tea. Such a treat in the springtime when the lilacs are blooming
The color of the tea can range from pale pink to light purple, depending on the variety of lilac you use.
Lilacs are one of my favorite flowers and I love my one lone lilac shrub when it blooms every spring! It was one of the first things I planted when I moved here about 20 years ago and is still blooming strong! Not only are lilac shrubs beautiful but the scent of lilac is amazing.
Lilacs can also be used to make this wonderful sweet and tasty lilac jelly!
This floral tea has wonderful flavor, color and is said to have medicinal benefits.
Making refreshing teas from flowers, herbs or weeds is such a great and beneficial thing to do. You can also try my goldenrod tea, mint iced tea, lemon balm iced tea, honeysuckle iced tea, rose petal tea, violet tea and white clover iced tea.
Basic Steps for Making Lilac Tea
- Pick the Lilac flowers
- Pull the small blossoms off of the stem
- Add 2 Tablespoons of fresh Lilacs (1 Tbsp dry) to a tea cup
- Add 1/2 cup of boiling water
- Cover the cup and let steep for 10 minutes
- Strain the flowers from the tea
- Enjoy!
- Optional additions: lemon, lemon juice, honey, stevia leaves, lemon balm
Note: You can also make a Lilac iced tea. Use one cup of lilacs with 4 cups of water and add ice or refrigerate until cold.
How to Make Lilac Tea
The first step is to pick the Lilac flowers.
Pull the blossoms from the stem and add 2 Tbsp of the blossoms to a tea cup.
Add 1/2 cup boiling water to the tea cup.
Steep, for 10 minutes. Strain the flowers from the tea. Drink warm or at room temperature, whatever you prefer. Add optional ingredients: lemon, lemon juice, honey, stevia leaves, mint leaves, lemon balm
Enjoy!
Enjoy this refreshing and healthy wellness tea made from nature!
See my website at www.HawkPointHomestead.com. My website also includes other made from nature recipes, such as flower jellies including my dandelion jelly recipe, redbud jelly recipe, lilac jelly recipe peony jelly and apple blossom recipe and homemade salves. Plus try these DIY natural skin care products from lilacs, lilac oil, lilac salve or lilac lotion bars.
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Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only. It should not be seen as medical or any other advice. I am not a medical expert so individual precautions should be considered.
Homemade Lilac Tea Recipe
Herbal teas are easy to make and provide natural benefits. Learn how to make lilac tea from the beautiful and sweet-smelling lilac flowers. The tea has a lovely floral flavor that can be enjoyed with hot or iced tea. Such a treat in the springtime when the lilacs are blooming.
Ingredients
- Lilac Flowers (fresh or dried)
- Water
- Optional: Sugar, honey, stevia, mint leaves
Instructions
- Pick the Lilac flowers.
- Remove the blossoms from the stems.
- Add the 2 Tablespoons of fresh Lilac flowers (1 Tablespoon of dry) to a cup.
- Add 1/2 cup boiling water.
- Let steep 10 minutes.
- Strain the flowers from the tea.
- It is optional to make a larger quantity of tea, just use a larger amount of Lilac flowers and water.
Notes
Note: You can also make a Lilac iced tea. Use one cup of lilacs with 4 cups of water and add ice or refrigerate until cold.
