Homemade Cherry Blossom Sugar Cubes

These homemade, heart-shaped cherry blossom sugar cubes are super easy to make– simply mix one cup of sugar, a teaspoon of water, and whatever edible flower petals you like into a wet-sand mixture that you can press into a candy mold. Then, let the mixture dry in molds overnight to set the sugar and voilà– homemade sugar cubes!   

I like using a heart-shaped candy mold to make cute mini heart-shaped sugar cubes, but really any candy mold should work, as long as the wells are about 2-3 cm across and not much larger. Regardless of what shape you choose, I recommend using a silicone mold, which is more flexible than plastic and certainly better for you and the environment. It’ll be easier to pop the cubes out of a silicone mold, as well. 

Bookmark this post for easy reference the next time you need an easy housewarming gift, party favor, or delightful addition to your daily drink ritual. Cheers! 

 

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Homemade Cherry Blossom Sugar Cube Recipe 

These DIY cherry blossom sugar cubes make a lovely addition to tea– they also make a cute housewarming gift or party detail to delight guests. And they’re easy enough to make that kids can also help!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup loosely-packed cherry blossoms, stems and leaves removed 
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon water

 

Instructions 

1. Pick cherry blossoms fresh from a cherry tree– ensuring that these are, in fact, cherry blossoms and that they haven’t been sprayed with anything. Remove any bitter green leaves.
2. Mix together sugar and water until it forms a wet sand-like mixture. Incorporate the cherry blossom petals with your hands until evenly distributed.
3. Use a candy mold like this heart-shaped mold I got from Etsy and press the sugar mixture into the molds until well-packed. Sugar should feel tightly pressed together like a sandcastle, with no air pockets anywhere in the mold, otherwise the cubes will crumble when you try to pop them out. 
4. Let the sugar mixture dry overnight to set the cubes, then pop them out and voilà! Cherry blossom sugar cubes. 🙂 Store them out of direct sunlight in an air-tight container until ready to use– they look gift-ready in a mason jar. Enjoy!  

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Related: Interested in other edible flower recipes for spring? Make this gorgeous Magnolia Spice Cake or our favorite Redbud Pink Lemonade next.