available in fairytale tins or gold satin bags
Golden tins of organic white tea laced with gourmet sparkles ~
A special treat, favor & gift!
A delightful way to add a sparkle moment to your day!
Watch a segment about Fairytale Sparkle Tea on The Dee Armstrong Show !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4wlswD7xQc&feature=youtu.be
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SUPPLIES:
BLUE STRIPE CONES
CULINARY LAVENDER
FAIRYTALE TEA
Vanilla Yogurt or Ice Cream
Whipped Cream
Floral Syrups & Berries
Edible Spring Flowers
VIDEO: Flowerfetti
Did you know that violets that bloom in the spring are edible ?
Enjoy sprinkling violets on berries, cream, yogurt, salads, desserts and even beverages!
Other edible flowers include organic roses, pansies, lavender, cornflowers, heather and jasmine.
Berries sprinkled with violets are delightful served in our
Blue Stripe Cones
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Add a bit of lavender, elderberry or rose syrup
to vanilla yogurt or ice cream and then top with berries, whipped cream and edible flowers ~
A delightful Spring treat!
*A simple recipe for Lavender Syrup is included in our Culinary Lavender listing. xo
We love blackberries with lavender yogurt, and raspberries are perfect with rose.
And don’t forget
the perfect Spring dessert!
I have tried many recipes but find the simple one on the Bisquick box is still my favorite!
Easy and very good! I pat the dough into a round shortbread pan; a buttered pie plate works just as well.
In the teacup, violets float in
Fairytale Tea
Enjoy lovely flower feasts for the eyes and palette and have a beautiful Spring!
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So excited to share a new idea!
Everyone needs a little Sparkle… and now you can enjoy sparkles in tea!
Just stir about 1/16 tsp of our specialty Gourmet Sparkles™ into a cup of tea, and enter a fairytale moment! Or try our fun craft project, below, to make Glitter Tea Bags for treats and gifts that sparkle!
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Enjoy making glitter tea bags with golden edible ink, and create “fairytale moments” for yourself or friends!
One bottle of Gourmet Sparkles™ makes enough ink for about 24 tea bags. FDA approved food safe, our Gourmet Sparkles™ are so much fun to work with… you’ll feel as if in a fairytale bakery, with little sparkles on your hands (and everywhere)!
Easy to do, this is a fun project, especially when you need a princess moment! First, make edible gold ink, then apply to tea bags, using either a stencil or a craft stamp.
Supplies:
Tea Bags, single serving size
Gourmet Sparkles™ > (about 1/4 tsp for 4 tea bags, 1/2 tsp for 8 // 1 bottle for 24)
small bowl water
craft brush
stencils &/or stamps
DIRECTIONS
1. It only takes about 1/16 tsp Gourmet Sparkles per tea bag.
Measure and place gold Sparkles on a saucer and add drops of water, until you have a “watercolor” consistency.
2. Then, place a stencil over the tea bag and fill in with your lovely edible ink, or use the golden ink with a craft stamp.
3, Use a craft brush to fill the stencil in nicely and/or to fill in where the stamp’s ink didn’t cover well enough.
*You can use ready-made stencils, but I cut mine out of stiff paper, using a star cookie cutter & heart, as a pattern.
(Tape around the cut edges with clear tape, to make the stencils more sturdy.)
To carry out the fairytale theme, I loved using a Crown design stamp!
4. Let the ink dry (about an hour or so). Store tea bags in a box or tin.
And now you have a delightful treat to look forward to, when you need a sparkle moment!
Just brew your tea bag & sweeten as usual. The sparkles show up best in white tea, but black tea is fine.
*Under bright light, the sparkles really show off!
*(We’ll be offering DIY kits soon, with tea bags, Gourmet Sparkles™ and pretty gold favor boxes)
this photo: made with white tea // (top photo: with black tea)
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I’m on an eating plan that allows butter and cream! (~~ as long as they
are eaten with less than 10 g carbs ~~ & after 3 hours of having carbs.)
~ Check out trimhealthymama.com for more info.
This recipe makes a great after dinner treat or snack to look forward to!
(*A similar chocolate truffle is posted here .)
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Makes one serving – double as needed
In a small ramekin, mix with a fork:
2 Tbsp butter, dash salt, 1/8 tsp NuStevia sweetener, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 2 tsp vanilla protein powder & about a half Tbsp heavy cream (1 1/2 tsp)
Mix first 4 ingredients; add vanilla protein powder & then stir in the heavy cream; add enough cream to get a good consistency. It will form a little ball like a Truffle & is so silky & buttery. (Garnish with edible flowers if available.)
* You can adjust ingredients to suit your taste (add more protein powder & cream if desired)
* I like NuStevia for this, because it’s a fine powder that doesn’t leave any graininess.
* Heavy cream has less carbs than half & half , so it’s best for this recipe
It’s Spring, and I love using fresh edible flower garnishes like white pansies!
I hope you will enjoy making this simple, rich, elegant treat! So satisfying!
*This is a rich S dessert or snack on the THM plan.
I’m on an eating plan that allows butter and rich cream ~~ as long as they are eaten with less than 10 g carbs or after 3 hours of having carbs. (Check out trimhealthymama.com for more info!)
This recipe makes a great after dinner treat or snack to look forward to! ~ a simple, rich, elegant treat! So satisfying!
(*A similar Vanilla Truffle is posted here . *Both are rich S desserts or snacks on the THM plan)
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Makes one serving – double as needed
In a small ramekin, mix with a fork:
2 Tbsp butter, 1/2 Tbsp Dutch cocoa, 1/8 tsp NuStevia sweetener, dash salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 2 tsp vanilla protein powder & about a Tbsp heavy cream — add enough to get a good consistency.
It will form a little ball like a Truffle & is so silky & chocolaty. Sometimes, leave a little sauce at the bottom for an extra treat! (It’s fun to garnish with edible flowers, if available.)
* You can adjust ingredients to suit your taste (more protein powder & cream for more of a milk chocolate)
* I like NuStevia for this, because it’s a fine powder that doesn’t leave any graininess.
* Heavy cream has less carbs than half & half , so it’s best for this recipe.
Violets are blooming right now, and I love using them as an edible garnish! (also pansies!)
With March’s hint of spring, every morning lately, I’ve enjoyed a simple pleasure —
a glass of spring water flavored with Rose . . (add 1/4 tsp rose water).
Anything that helps me drink water is a good thing!
I use bottled spring water — Just stir 1/4 tsp rose water into
about 8 oz water for a delightful way to start a spring or summer morning!
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Rosewater for cooking can be found at Whole Foods, nutrition shops,
and specialty shops that carry Middle Eastern spices.
* In my research, I found:
“the fragrance of roses is said to stimulate the brain with the same chemical as when we are in love.”
~ The simple pleasure of enjoying rose water & its heavenly fragrance
can bring a blissful moment to start your day! ~
