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Glass jar filled with granulated sugar and lilac blossoms, surrounded by scattered lilac petals.

Lilac Sugar

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
2 days
Total Time: 2 days 10 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 48kcal
Turn spring lilacs into a sweet floral sugar you can enjoy all season—no special tools or canning required!
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Fresh lilac flowers
  • 1 cup Sugar (any kind; I used organic cane sugar)

Instructions

  • Pick fresh lilacs and rinse them gently with cool water
  • Lay the lilacs on a towel to dry for 1–2 days
  • In a clean jar or container, layer lilac flowers and sugar, starting and ending with sugar
    White bowl with granulated sugar and small lilac blossoms floating on top.
  • Cover and let sit for 1 day
    White bowl filled with granulated sugar layered with lilac petals, lilac flowers placed around the bowl.
  • You can strain out the flowers and add fresh ones for a stronger flavor, or leave them in until you’re ready to use the sugar
    Close-up of a glass jar with lilac sugar, showing lilac petals mixed into the sugar.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 48kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 0.1mg | Potassium: 0.3mg | Sugar: 12g | Calcium: 0.1mg | Iron: 0.01mg