03.18.2018

Total time: 30 mins

In researching the authentic flavors of Lebanon, one ingredient (rosewater) kept popping up in dessert recipes and left us intrigued. We wondered if we could replicate the flavor of expensive bottled rosewater with a simple process at home. We've found an easy method that will help you accelerate the arrival of spring and sample a classic Lebanese flavor on a delicious dessert: vanilla ice cream with rosewater.

Boiling culinary rose petals at home produces an intense rosewater "tea" that can be quite bitter. We found the best and easiest way to balance out the bitterness and bring...

• dessert
• sweet
• glutenfree
• Lebanese
• Middle East