vendredi 8 août 2014

A Tropical, Edible DIY For Your Next Party

1Photo: Courtesy of Food52.When you're planning a tiki party in Brooklyn, the options for incorporating tropical flora into your decor are fairly limited. You could fly in a few bushels of fresh hibiscus from Hawaii or... buy a few plastic leis from the local dollar store and call it a day.



While planning my own party over the past few weeks, however, I was delighted to find, among the clever crafters of the Internet, a hack to transform a ripe pineapple into a bouquet of tropical flowers. It's so simple, and yet who would guess that a few hours in a low-heat oven could change a juicy round of pineapple into a delicate little yellow flower?



Related: The Best Key Lime Ice Cream



The flowers are quite convincing too — complete with a vibrant yellow color and fruity scent. They taste a little like fruit leather, with crispy edges; all the tart sweetness of fresh pineapple condensed into a drier, denser form.



Pineapple flowers like these are often used to top hummingbird cake but would be just as lovely on top of little vanilla or coconut cupcakes. I poked mine with bamboo sticks to make drink stirrers. Keep reading for the how-to!

Read More






Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?



A Genius New Way To Get Out Of Bed In The Morning



Cheated! NYC Only Gets 1 Spot On This 100 Best Resto List



How To Eat On Only $4 A Day

Aucun commentaire:

Enregistrer un commentaire