Magnolia Flower Petal Smoothie (anti-stress)

This Magnolia Flower Petal Smoothie is made with Magnolia Petal tea, a homemade tea very easy to brew, and so effective at clearing sinuses and soothing anxiety.

Magnolia Flower Petal Smoothie (anti-stress, homemade tea, citrus)

Yes, I said magnolia petals. As in Magnolia Flowers. Those great bursts of spring beauty perhaps in your own backyard.

Magnolia flowers are actually an ancient flower, appearing on Earth before bees. They have long been used by ancient civilizations for medicinal purposes, primarily for depression and respiratory ailments.

Magnolia Petals are Edible

Magnolia petals can be eaten whole (be careful the trees weren’t sprayed with insecticide or fertilizer) and are known for clearing sinuses and having a rapid effect on soothing anxiety.

Last year I made popsicles with them, this year I made a simple smoothie.

We are careful to not fertilize our Magnolia tree so we can eat the petals. Some people soak the petals in honey and use that for medicinal throat medicine or in smoothies. As a vegan, I am not going to use honey (honey is not vegan because harvesting honey is said to be damaging on bee legs). Instead, I just make concentrated Magnolia teas and use that for smoothies and cold drinks.

Healthy and refreshing..

Magnolia Flower Petal Smoothie (anti-stress, homemade tea, citrus)

This healthy fragrant smoothie uses magnolia petal tea to make about 4 (1-cup) smoothies

5 from 3 votes

Print Rate

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 4

Author: Dee Dine

Ingredients

Magnolia Smoothie

• 1 cup homemade Magnolia petal tea (See instructions on how to make Magnolia Tea)
• 3 cups frozen raspberries
• 2 tbsp white chia seeds
• 4 tbs baobab powder
• 1/2 cup lemon juice

Coconut Faux Yogurt

• 2 cup Thai coconut meat (I buy mine frozen from the grocery story frozen fruit freezer area)
• 1/2 cup coconut water
• 1 tsp probiotic powder (Just open a capsule or two)
• 1 tsp coconut nectar or maple syrup
• 2 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

To prepare the yogurt

• Blend up the thawed coconut meat and water until smooth, break open the probiotic capsules and pour powder in, add the coconut nectar or maple syrup, and lemon juice.
  

  Blend and store refrigerated. Keeps 2 days or so.

To prepare Magnolia petal tea

• Gather 2 cups of Magnolia petals off a tree you know was not exposed to fertilizer or insecticide. Hand wash the petals.
  

  Boil 3 cups of water in a pot, turn off the stove, and add the 2 cups of the Magnolia petals to the water.
  

  Put the pot in the refrigerator covered overnight and let the petals steep further. The next day, strain off the leaves, and store your concentrated tea in the refrigerator.

To prepare the Magnolia smoothie

• Blend all ingredients until smooth.
• To prepare the smoothies as shown, fill half your smoothie container with yogurt, pour on the Magnolia smoothie, and make swirls by carefully dipping in your spoon and dragging up and around.
• Enjoy the boost of calm that should come after a first few sips!

Dee Dine

Dee Dine is founder of Green Smoothie Gourmet, a plant based recipe blog, and author of the recent cookbook, Crazy Healthy with 4 Ingredients . On this blog you’ll find incredibly easy recipes with hidden veggies for anyone wanting to eat healthier, regardless of diet. Dee has graduate degrees in sciences and  journalism. More about Dee Dine here.