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25+ romantic rosewater recipes

While rosewater is synonymous with Middle Eastern cuisine, it is used in cooking right around Europe and across the Indian subcontinent.

28 recipes
Wagon wheels don't have to be round - try other simple cookie cutter shapes.

Wagon wheels with rosewater marshmallow

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Basbousa with pistachio and almond.

Basbousa with pistachio and almond

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Faloodeh - refreshing rose and lime granita threaded with rice noodles.

Faloodeh (Persian lime and rosewater granita with rice noodles)

  • 2 hrs +
  • Samin Nosrat
Rhubarb, raspberry and rosewater pie.

Rhubarb, raspberry and rosewater pie

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Somewhere between sponge and biscuit.
EASY

Agrarian Kitchen's strawberry shortcakes with rosewater cream recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Rodney Dunn
Chicken biryani with almonds, saffron and rosewater.

Chicken biryani with almonds, saffron and rosewater

  • 1-2 hrs
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Rosewater and raspberry ice topped up with champagne.
EASY

Rosewater and raspberry ice with sparkling wine

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Put those ripe peaches to good use.

Peach melba cobbler with rosewater cream recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Spiced caramel rose pear cake, made by Katherine Sabbath.

Spiced caramel layer cake with rosewater cream

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katherine Sabbath
Neil Perry's easy pistachio ice cream (no ice-cream maker required!).

Simple pistachio and rosewater ice-cream

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Beetroot salad with a perfumed dressing.
EASY

Beetroot, feta and orange salad with cayenne and rosewater dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Warm peaches with creamy ricotta and rosewater syrup.
EASY

Warm peaches with creamy ricotta and rosewater syrup

  • < 30 mins
  • Lynne Mullins
Banana, rhubarb and yoghurt cake with pistachios and halva.

Banana, rhubarb and yoghurt cake with pistachios and halva

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Muhallabia with strawberries

Muhallabia with strawberries

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Jill Dupleix's rose, lime and coconut chiffon cake.

Rose, lime and coconut chiffon cake

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
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Finish with raspberry frose with cream.

Raspberry frose with rose cream

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Watermelon and strawberry salad, pictured with my iced tea.
EASY

Watermelon and strawberry salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Chocolate rose marble cake.

Gluten-free chocolate rose marble cake

  • 1-2 hrs
Roast blood plums with zabaglione

Roast blood plums with zabaglione

  • < 30 mins
  • STEVE MANFREDI
Raspberry swirl pavlova.

Raspberry swirl pavlova with rose-scented berries and pistachio

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Emiko Davies
Helen Goh's lemon and rose petal chiffon cake recipe.

Lemon and rose chiffon cake with white chocolate cream icing

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Turkish delight tahini bar.

Gluten-free Turkish delight tahini bar

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Dan Lepard
Poached rhubarb, raspberries, yoghurt and rose granita.

Poached rhubarb, yoghurt and rose granita with raspberries

  • 2 hrs +
  • Andrew McConnell
Decorate the Turkish delight rounds with nuts and dried fruit.
EASY

Very berry Turkish delight recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Dan Lepard
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Pistachio and rose petal nougat

Pistachio and rose petal nougat

  • < 30 mins
  • Jane and Jeremy Strode
White chocolate and rose petal mess

White chocolate and rose petal mess

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jeremy and Jane Strode
Rose meringues with apple curd and toasted almond.

Rose meringue with apple curd and toasted almonds

  • 1-2 hrs
Rose and Pistachio Love Tarts.

Raw rose and pistachio love tarts

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emily Williamson