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Lilac Gin & Tonic

Ingredients

1 oz lilac simple syrup

2 oz gin

1/2 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice

tonic water

Directions

Combine lilac syrup, gin, and lime juice. Top with tonic and garnish with lime or fresh lilac flowers.

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Cucumber Mojito

Ingredients

4-5 cucumber slices

1.5oz cucumber prairie vodka

1oz white rum

.5oz simple syrup

.5oz fresh-squeezed lime juice

handful of mint leaves

Directions

Muddle cucumber and mint in the bottom of your glass. Fill the glass with ice, add vodka, rum, simple syrup, and lime juice. Stir it up and garnish with mint a sprig of mint and more cucumber slices (like, a lot more cucumber slices. You’ll thank me).

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Lilac Lilac Scones

The updated version of last year’s lavender lilac scone recipe. These are sooo fragrant and tasty. Especially perfect with great with lilac jelly.

Ingredients

3 cups AP flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/3 cup white granulated sugar

½ teaspoon kosher salt

6 tablespoons cold butter cut in pieces

1 egg

1 ½ tablespoons vanilla greek yogurt

~1 tablespoon milk

½ tablespoon vanilla extract

~3 tablespoons lilac simple syrup

2-4 tablespoons fresh lilac blossoms

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.

Work the butter into the flour mixture until there are no big chunks left.

Add the egg, yogurt, vanilla, and lilac syrup and work the dough with your hands. Add milk AS NEEDED - scone dough should be wet enough to stick together, but should still be a little crumbly.

Add fresh lilacs.

Spread a bit of flour onto your workspace and roll the dough out to about 1 or 1.5" thickness.

Cut the dough into whatever shape you want!

Place the scones on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the scones are slightly brown on the tops and bottoms.

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Homemade Lilac Jelly

Recipe adapted via.

This was probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever made. I’ve never attempted jelly or jam of any kind, so I had no idea what to do or expect. I ended up re-boiling it 4 times, adding more pectin until I just dumped in the entire box. But, 4th time’s the charm, and it’s pretty dang tasty.

Ingredients

2 cups lilac blossoms

1 1/4 cup boiling water

2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice

1 3/4 cup granulated sugar (you can sub all or part of this for lilac sugar. I used 3/4c).

2 tbsp lilac simple syrup

1.75oz pectin

Directions

Remove lilac blossoms from greenery and wash.

Pack blossoms in a jar and add boiling water. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 12-24 hours.

After it’s steeped, strain the liquid into a pot and add lemon juice, simple syrup, and sugar.

Boil until sugar is dissolved, then add pectin. Boil for another 3-5 minutes (or follow the directions on your box of pectin!).

Immediately pour the mixture into canning jar and seal.

If you’re like me (a novice who’s paranoid about botulism), store in the fridge and eat within a month or two. I promise it won’t be difficult! Try it with some lilac scones!

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Lilac & Cream Cheese Crepes

I used this recipe for the crepes themselves and added ~1/2tbsp of lilac simple syrup to the batter.

Filling Ingredients

2tbsp lilac simple syrup

2oz cream cheese

1/2tbsp powdered sugar

fresh, cleaned and de-stemmed lilac blossoms (optional)

Directions

Microwave cream cheese for 10-20 seconds. Add simple syrup, powdered sugar, lilacs, and stir until uniform. Spoon the mixture onto the crepes, roll, and serve with fresh lilac blossoms, powdered sugar, or lilac syrup.

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Lilac Bubbly

Ingredients

1/2 oz lilac simple syrup

champagne/sparkling white wine

Directions

Add lilac simple syrup to champagne flute and top with champagne or sparkling white wine. (Something that’s not already super sweet would be best with this, but you do you!) Garnish with lilac buds if desired.

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Lilac Season

It’s spring! And what does that mean, exactly? It means the lilacs are blooming and it’s time to make some treats!

First, and most importantly, was the lilac simple syrup. It’s perfect for literally anything. Cocktails, mocktails, baking, ice cream, showing off your foraging skills - the list goes on.

Ingredients

1 cup lilac blossoms (or more!)

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

Directions

Thoroughly wash the lilacs and shake off the excess water, then remove the blossoms from the greenery. In a large saucepan, heat sugar and water until the sugar is dissolved. Add the lilacs and simmer for 10-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain syrup to remove the blossoms and pour into a glass container. Let it cool slightly and store in the fridge. Voilà!

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Pumpkin Beer Pancakes

Recipe via.

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Salted Caramel Apple Hand Pies

Recipe via.

We took a million pictures of these little dudes because they're so cute. And a picture says a thousand words, so I've already said too much. Enjoy.

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Pumpkin Kale Lasagna

Recipe via.

Because warm lasagna and pumpkin pair so well on a cold day.

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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bars

Recipe via.

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Homemade Caramel Corn

Recipe via.

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Salted Caramel Cookies

Recipe via.

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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Recipe via.

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are a staple of our autumn diet. The mildly flavored rolls are well balanced with the sweet frosting and snappy spice filling.

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Pumpkin Creme Angel Hair

recipe via.

This delicious pasta is a refreshing break from all the sweet things that we've been baking this autumn. The creamy pumpkin has a light and subtle flavor, perfect for a brisk day.

We didn't have creme fraiche on hand, so we substituted it with plain yogurt and it turned out great!

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Easy Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Ingredients

1 pouch Betty Crocker™ pumpkin spice cookie mix

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1egg, slightly beaten

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

In large bowl, mix the egg, butter and cookie mix until soft dough forms.

In a small bowl, mix the sugar and pumpkin pie spice.

Form tablespoon sized balls from the dough. Roll each ball in the sugar mix, then drop the balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

 Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

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Vegan Clam Chowder

It’s that time of year again! Autumn is moving in and Minnesota is getting chilly. It's the perfect time to start enjoying warm, hardy meals.

Ingredients

1 cup raw cashews, soaked

2 medium potatoes, cubed

1/2 cup plain soy creamer

1 cup plain soy milk

1-2 cups fresh water

1/2 small yellow onion, diced

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

splash of liquid smoke (optional)

2 tsp. olive oil

5 oz. dried oyster mushrooms

2 cubes Vegan Bullion

1 can Vegan broth

To start, you'll need to soak the cashews. The best way to do this is overnight in the fridge, but if you're strapped for time use boiling water and soak for half an hour. When ready, drain and rinse well before use.

While the cashews are soaking, put the olive oil in a large pot and add the onion. Saute until golden brown. Add the potatoes and the broth, cover and reduce heat to simmer.

Put water in a small bowl, microwave until it is boiling. Add dried mushrooms and set aside.

When the cashews are done, add them to a blender, along with the creamer and soy milk. Blend until smooth and uniform. Add to the pot. 

When the mushrooms are tender (5-15 minutes) cut them into thin slices and add them to the pot. Add the water they were soaking in (optionally, you can filter that water through a coffee filter before adding it).

When the potatoes are tender, add the bullion, salt and pepper to taste. Add a drop of liquid smoke, if desired, and serve with a garnish of parsley!

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