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    Home | Recipes | Sweet Treats

    Rosewater Love Hearts

    Feb 3, 2014 by Lou Carruthers | This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Delicate and delicious twist on a classic peppermint cream. Perfect for Valentines day, these chocolate dipped rosewater love hearts sweets are simple and quick to make.

    Delicate and delicious twist on a classic peppermint cream. Perfect for Valentines day, these chocolate dipped rosewater love hearts sweets are simple and quick to make.

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    Delicate and delicious twist on a classic peppermint cream. Perfect for Valentines day, these chocolate dipped rosewater love hearts sweets are simple and quick to make.

    Life is just a little mental at the moment; at some point I'll explain, I promise. It's mental for really good reasons, and it makes me smile. But somewhere amongst all the craziness of the last month, there's always time for the simpler things in life.

    Namely a Sunday morning pancake session with my nephew, but with one little difference... FaceTime. Seriously, how much has technology changed our everyday lives, to the point I can have a full-on cooking session over the telephone?!

    About 8 years ago, I remember answering a questionnaire about mobile phones and whether I'd want to watch TV or movies on one, and would I be interested in video calling. Crikey, no; I remember replying. I suppose then a phone was still a phone and the most advanced thing my trusty old Nokia did was let me play 'Snake' to kill the time on my train commute to work. But now it's all different... my trusty iPhone is loaded up with apps, films, music and things to keep my life in check. My iPhone is pretty much my life all in one handy little place.

    And that video calling that I so readily dismissed... I can't live without it. It's really something I never thought I'd appreciate, even when FaceTime was first introduced I wasn't sure.

    But now my nephew is here, I wouldn't trade it for the world. Birthdays, Christmas and Sunday mornings mean we can almost be there and join in the fun.

    Pink peppermint creams with a heart shaped cutter and rolling pin

    Anyway, the Sunday morning pancake session was well-timed. The night before Ian and I had opted for a simple dessert to finish off Saturday night... oh yes, pancakes! I know it's a little early for Shrove Tuesday but there's something comforting and simple about a neat stack of fluffy pancakes, with rapidly melting ice cream and fresh fruit... Mmmm.

    So a simple dessert and a morning cooking session with a 3-year-old, put me in mind of things that I loved making with my Mum or Gran when I was Louis' age.

    Thinking back both Ian and I remembered peppermint creams; the minty sugar mess, green food colouring stained hands but so simple. I had to make them.

    Pink rosewater love heart creams with a heart shaped cutter and rolling pin

    Full measurements and instructions can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page

    It's probably 30 years since I last made peppermint creams, cutting them out with an egg cup and eating them straight away, then possibly feeling a little queasy.

    I thought it was probably time to spruce them up a little, and with Valentine's day coming up; hearts were the only way to go! I had some rosewater extract milling about in the back of the cupboard, that I swapped the peppermint extract for. It just had to be done... hearts and roses, Valentines in Rosewater Love Hearts candy form!

    Now I made these with Rosewater Love Hearts egg whites like I used to with my Granny. But I know that some of you, would rather not use egg; and they can be made with cold water instead. I've also seen on my travels through the internet, using condensed milk; maybe next time I'll give it a go.

    I can't wait to make a mess and some retro green, egg cup cut out, peppermint creams with Louis; just maybe not by FaceTime!

    Pink rosewater love heart creams with a heart shaped cutter and rolling pin

    How to adapt Rosewater Love Hearts recipe

    Now I know that rosewater is everyone's favourite flavour, and for me, it is really an acquired taste; I'd much rather go with a peppermint cream instead.

    But did you know that you can get lots of different extracts now that would really jazz up your Love Hearts? What do you think of...

    • Classic good old peppermint - this is great all year round but imagine cutting little Christmas Tree shaped candies for Holiday Gifting
    • If you're into the rosewater flavour, you might want to give orange blossom a try as well
    • Or how about something a bit wackier, and give those retro candies, a retro taste as well with candy floss or lemon sherbert
    • And don't forget, you don't have to cut out love hearts, you could do anything... even a giraffe!

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    Delicate and delicious twist on a classic peppermint cream. Perfect for Valentines day, these chocolate dipped rosewater love hearts sweets are simple and quick to make.

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    Delicate and delicious twist on a classic peppermint cream. Perfect for Valentines day, these chocolate dipped rosewater love hearts sweets are simple and quick to make.

    Rosewater Love Hearts

    5 from 1 vote
    Servings: 24 sweets
    Perfect for Valentines day, these chocolate dipped rosewater love hearts sweets are simple and quick to make. A delicate and delicious twist on a classic peppermint cream
    Author: Lou Carruthers
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Total Time 15 mins

    Ingredients
     

    • 400 g Icing sugar
    • 1 Egg white
    • 1 teaspoon Rose water extract
    • Pink food colouring
    • 70 % Cocoa Chocolate melted
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    Instructions
     

    • In a large mixing bowl, add the egg white.
    • Add 100g icing sugar and mix together.
    • Add rose water extract to the icing sugar mix, and stir.
    • Add the remaining icing sugar mix well until the mixture forms a thick and pliable paste.
    • Add the pink food colouring and knead well.
    • If the paste is too wet, knead in a little more icing sugar; if the paste is too dry, add a drop of cold water.
    • Turn the paste out onto a work surface dusted with icing sugar.
    • Roll out the paste to approximately 5mm thickness.
    • Cut out heart shapes using an icing sugar dusted heart shaped cookie cutter.
    • Place the hearts onto a baking sheet covered with baking parchment and leave to dry over night.
    • When the hearts are dry; they can be dipped into melted chocolate or decorated with edible ink pens.

    Notes

    If you prefer a classic peppermint cream, substitute the rose water with peppermint extract, or maybe try coffee extract or orange blossom water. The love hearts can be packaged for Valentines gifts or stored in an airtight container until you've eaten them all.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sweetCalories: 68kcalCarbohydrates: 17gSodium: 3mgSugar: 16g

    Disclaimer

    The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.

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    Comments

    1. Lou

      December 20, 2018 at 10:57 pm

      I love these and how you can make them so different, by using different flavourings.

      Reply
    2. Lisa

      March 02, 2014 at 10:33 pm

      I love these! They are super fun and cute! :0) I will keeping this post bookmarked for next year!

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      • Louise

        March 02, 2014 at 10:45 pm

        Thanks Lisa 🙂 I love making them at Christmas with peppermint extract, and I fancy trying them out with coffee to x

    3. Stuart Vettese

      February 25, 2014 at 11:44 am

      Hi Louise - I didn't get an email re:Treat Petite, but spied the logo so have added it to the roundup - hope thats okay 🙂

      Reply
      • Louise

        February 28, 2014 at 12:55 pm

        Hi Stuart, thank you so much for adding 🙂 I meant to email you with the details but I've been hectically busy the last couple of weeks. Thank you x

    4. Stephanie (kitchenfrolic)

      February 07, 2014 at 3:54 pm

      Louise - these are AWESOME! I love these little hearts around Valentines Day, but being able to write my own little messages on them would be so fun! Thanks for sharing this recipe! I can't wait to make up a batch of my own!

      Reply

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