Floral Ice Bowl Recipes

FLOWER AND ICE CENTERPIECE

Steps:

• Place ice cubes in a 1-inch layer at the bottom of the larger bain marie. Place the smaller bain marie inside of the larger and start layering ice and flowers. Pour a layer of ice then lay flowers in around and up the wall and secure them in place with more ice cubes. More flowers looks better than less once it's frozen, plus try to place them near then outside wall versus the inside wall.
• Once filled, use twine to tie the two containers together tightly. Fill the gap between the 2 containers with water and place it in a pan then freeze it overnight. The next day, remove the twine and heat the inside container with a torch or warm water and slowly try to spin it back and forth to remove it. There may be suction, break it with a thin knife. Then warm the outside container and remove it to reveal your flower ice sculpture. Return it to the freezer until you are ready to use it for display. Wrap the base in a white cloth napkin and place it on a serving tray to catch any water that melts while it's on display. Fill with scoops of sorbet, ice cream, or ice cubes for drinks.

FLOWER ICE BOWLS

Steps:

• Fill a metal or ceramic bowl 3/4 full with water and the flower petals.
• Place a smaller bowl inside the first bowl and anchor with duct tape to keep it centered.
• Freeze bowls overnight.
• When ready to serve, remove duct tape and the small bowl.
• If you happen to have a blow torch, flash the larger bowl to release the finished ice bowl-- but don't worry, room temperature will release the bowl in 10-15 minutes.
• Fill with something colorful and yummy and serve!

OLD WORLD ITALIAN FRUIT BOWL ON ICE

Steps:

• Wash and dry fruit. Place the fruit in a large bowl and set it over a larger bowl full of ice. Give each guest their own paring knife to peel and slice their choice of fruit.

FLOWERS AND POSIES FROZEN IN TIME! FRESH FLORAL ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Cut small, colourful flowers from your garden. Some types you might select are: pansies, violas, wallflowers, lobelia, and miniature roses. For larger flowers, simply use the petals instead of the whole flower. You can also use flowers from fresh herbs.
• Fill an ice cube tray half full of water. Place the tray in the freezer until the water freezes.
• Remove the tray from the freezer and place one flower or several petals in each of the individual ice cube cups. Top off with enough water to cover the blossoms.
• Return the flower-filled ice cube trays to the freezer until the cubes are frozen.
• Remove the cubes from the trays and either store in the freezer in zip lock bags or use in beverages straight away.
• Some more ideas for these ice cubes: drop them into soups or chilled soups; add to the punch bowl; line a glass salad bowl with them and then serve your salad in the middle; use them to chill wine and champagne in clear coolers -- or just drop them into any cold drink!

FROZEN FLOWER SERVING BOWLS

Steps:

• Directions: If you are using herbs and edible flowers, wash and pat dry blossoms and leaves. If you are using silk flowers and leaves, wash them gently in warm sudsy water, rinse and let the, foliage air-dry., LARGE BOWL: Fill the 2-1/2-quart bowl half full with water. Arrange herbs and flowers or silk flowers and leaves to completely cover surface of the water. Place the 1-quart bowl on top of flowers so that there is about 1 inch of space between the bowls. Fill the 1-quart bowl with ice cubes and place freezer tape across both bowls to hold them in place (see Fig. 1)., Place the taped bowls in the freezer for 30 minutes or until ice crystals form on top of the water. Using a wooden skewer, place additional herbs or leaves and flowers between the sides of the bowls (see Fig. 2). Return bowls to freezer. Checking periodically on the bowls, continue to add and reposition flowers as the water freezes. Freeze overnight. To release the 1-quart bowl, remove freezer tape and ice cubes. Fill the 1-quart bowl with lukewarm water, then remove it from the ice bowl. To remove the 2-1/2-quart bowl, dip it in warm water and twist to loosen. Return the ice bowl to the freezer until you are ready to use it., SMALL BOWL: Follow the procedure for filling the large bowl with water and flowers, substituting the 10-ounce custard cup for the 2-1/2-quart bowl and 6-ounce custard cup for the 1-quart bowl. Tape and freeze custard cups as directed for large bowl, adding flowers with wooden skewer as the ice forms. Freeze small, bowl for 4-5 hours. Remove custard cups as directed for bowls and place small ice bowl in freezer until you are ready to use it.