Food & Cooking Recipes Holidays & Events Christmas Recipes Rose-Scented Sugar 4.5 (2) Close Credit: Anna Williams Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 10 mins Yield: 1 cup You can use any edible, fragrant flower or herb, such as lavender or rose geranium, in place of the rose petals to make herbal sugars. They're excellent in hot and iced teas, fruit salads, baked goods, and icings -- just substitute the amount of sugar called for in a recipe with an equal amount of scented sugar. Directions Using a mortar and pestle, a spice grinder, or a food processor, blend together sugar, rose petals, and essential oil until mostly pulverized. Sugar can be stored in a sealed container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.