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    Home » Recipes » Dessert with fruits

    Beignet D’Acacia: Acacia Flower Fritters

    Published: May 6, 2018 · Modified: Apr 21, 2023. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    Acacia flower fritters recipe is perfect for celebrating mother’s day, the edible acacia flowers blossom right at the beginning of May. Just in time for the celebration.

    Acacia flower fritters recipe is perfect for celebrating mother's day, the edible acacia flowers blossom right at the beginning of May. Just in time for the celebration.
    Beignet D’Acacia Acacia Fritters Recipe

    Jump to:
    • What is Acacia flower
    • The curse of the Acacia tree
    • Making the acacia beignet
    • More recipes with edible flowers
    • 📋 D’Acacia: Acacia Fritters Recipe

    What is Acacia flower

    The beignet d'Acacia is a typical recipe from the French Riviera where the Acacia trees are abundant. The flowers have a sweet scent similar to orange flowers. They are small and white and they grow in bunches like grapes. They are very pretty, present well and they are delicious. Perfect for mother day!

    Acacia flowers are edible and are best to eat fresh within a few hours after picking. It is easier to cook the acacia flowers with their stems, but leaves and stems of the acacia are not edible.

    Before cooking the flowers you need to make sure that no insects are hiding inside. Wash them and let them rest on a basket for 30 minutes so the insect can come out of the flowers.

    Acacia-flowers

    The curse of the Acacia tree

    If you are in the region (France and Italy), you don't have to look far to find some acacia trees. They are everywhere. We have an acacia tree growing at the edge of our garden, and I do not consider us lucky.

    In fact, Acacia trees are very invasive and spread all over the garden. Even if the acacia tree is in our neighbour's garden, during the summer I have to remove shoots of acacia trees from my loan every day. Their roots travel far and reach everywhere, even my vegetable patch.

    The wind blew some seeds over my roof, and 5 years ago we removed a long root full of shoot from our roof tiles. Ah yes, it is bad!

    Picking the acacia flowers

    So if you bring some flowers at home to cook, make sure you eat them and don't leave any seeds around.

    Also, when you pick them you need to be very careful, its branches have nasty needles, so be cautious when you remove the flowers.

    acacia-branches

    Making the acacia beignet

    1. Swift flour and baking powder
    2. Gradually add the milk and the beer ( you can substitute the beer with milk)
    3. Add the egg and the orange flower water
    4. Dip the flowers in the batter
    5. Fry them in hot oil
    6. Lay the Acacia flower fritters over a kitchen paper to absorb the extra oil
    making beignet d'acacia
    1. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve warm
    Beignet D’Acacia Acacia Fritters Recipe

    More recipes with edible flowers

    If you are interested in edible flower recipes, I have many here for you. You can find sweet as well as savoury recipes. Make sure you pick flowers that are safe to eat. Even if they are edible, they should not have been treated with chemicals.

    Savoury recipes:

    • Fried zucchini flowers
    • Italian zucchini frittata with flowers
    • Roast Pumpkin Soup With Edible Flowers Capucines
    • Fresh Tomato Soup Salmorejo With Edible Flowers Tulbaghia
    • Chayote Squash Mousse with Mussels With Edible Flowers Begonia
    • Seafood Chowder Recipe Served In A Bread Bowl With Edible Flowers Agastache

    Sweet recipes:

    • Homemade crystallized violets
    • Swiss roll with crystallized violets

    If you are making this Beignet D'Acacia, leave your comment below I would like to hear from you. You can find more delicious ideas if you FOLLOW ME on Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.

    Beignet D’Acacia Acacia Fritters Recipe

    📋 D’Acacia: Acacia Fritters Recipe

    5 from 8 votes
    Laura Tobin
    Servings 20 frittes
    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
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    Acacia fritters recipe is perfect for celebrating mother's day, the edible acacia flowers blossom right at the beginning of May. Just in time for the celebration. #yourguardianchef #edibleflower #frenchdessert
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    Equipment

    • Deep Fryer
    • Mini Measuring Set
    • Measuring mugs
    • KitchenAid Mixer

    Ingredients
     

    • 20 bunches Acacia flowers
    • 1 cup flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ cup milk
    • ½ cup beer can substitute with milk
    • 1 fresh eggs
    • 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
    • 1 pinch salt
    • vegetable oil for frying
    • 1 tablespoon icing sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Pick the flowers and leave them on the stem. Rinse them and dry them
      20 bunches Acacia flowers

    Make the batter

    • Swift flour and baking powder
      1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • Gradually add the milk and the beer ( you can substitute the beer with milk)
      ½ cup milk, ½ cup beer
    • Add the egg, salt and the orange flower water
      1 fresh eggs, 1 teaspoon orange blossom water, 1 pinch salt
    • Dip the flowers in the batter

    Fry them and serve

    • Fry them in hot oil
      vegetable oil for frying
    • Lay the Acacia flower fritters over a kitchen paper to absorb the extra oil
    • Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve warm. Do not eat the stem
      1 tablespoon icing sugar

    Video

    Notes

    • Acacia trees are very invasive and spread all over the garden
    • When you pick them you need to be very careful, its branches have nasty needles, so be cautious when you remove the flowers.
    • Acacia flowers are best to eat fresh within a few hours after picking.
    • It is easier to cook the acacia flowers with their stems, but leaves and stems of the acacia are not edible.
    • Before cooking the flowers you need to make sure that no insects are hiding inside.
    • Wash them and let them rest on a basket for 30 minutes so the insect can come out of the flowers.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 32kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 8mgPotassium: 43mgVitamin A: 40IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.3mg
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    Comments

    1. Sandi

      May 08, 2018 at 4:20 pm

      5 stars
      I love France, I can't wait to give this recipe a try!

      Reply
      • Laura

        May 08, 2018 at 5:00 pm

        Thanks, it is very French the recipe

        Reply
    2. Stephanie@ApplesforCJ

      May 08, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      5 stars
      I've never actually cooked with edible flowers but this sounds like a great place to start!

      Reply
      • Laura

        May 08, 2018 at 5:00 pm

        It is, at least here they grow everywhere

        Reply
    3. Leigh

      May 08, 2018 at 4:51 pm

      5 stars
      Fritters!!! These sound awesome! I never tried the acacia flowers, I didn't know they are edible

      Reply
      • Laura

        May 08, 2018 at 5:01 pm

        Yes, they are edible and the flavor is so delicate

        Reply
    4. Claudia Lamascolo

      May 08, 2018 at 5:11 pm

      5 stars
      I just love how these are presented and would love to try this recipe soon. I really love fritters and the flavor in this sound perfect for a beginner like me!

      Reply
      • Laura

        May 11, 2018 at 12:14 pm

        Thanks, yes. They are very easy to make

        Reply
    5. Susie

      May 08, 2018 at 5:29 pm

      5 stars
      How very interesting!!! I wonder what would be a good sub for this in the United States? Do we have Acacia trees? Im from the midwest and I know we do not have them here, but I seem to remember them maybe being in the southwest/dessert

      Reply
      • Laura

        May 13, 2018 at 8:15 am

        I don't think you have any Acacia trees on the East Coast, maybe on the West. I wouldn't know what could substitute them in USA. I will find out.

        Reply
      • Jordan

        May 20, 2023 at 7:15 pm

        These flowers are from the black locust tree. They are actually native to many of the midwestern and Appalachian states, while being introduced and invasive in France. They are likely naturally occurring or planted around you!

        Reply
        • Laura

          May 21, 2023 at 10:05 am

          Thank you for the information. I keep having shoots growing in my lawn. They are occurring all the times 🙂

          Reply
    6. Pam

      May 08, 2018 at 5:51 pm

      5 stars
      Oh, wow! Those fritters sound just fabulous. I love learning about new cuisines and this is definitely a new one on me!

      Reply
      • Laura

        May 11, 2018 at 12:13 pm

        thanks, yes not so common

        Reply
    7. Kristina @ Love & Zest

      May 08, 2018 at 6:20 pm

      5 stars
      Fritters are a great breakfast option in my book! I love a cup of coffee and a fritter to start my day!

      Reply
      • Laura

        May 11, 2018 at 12:13 pm

        Yes, even better if mother's day

        Reply
    8. Helen

      May 12, 2018 at 2:55 pm

      5 stars
      Lovely recipe and very inspiring!

      Reply
      • Laura

        May 13, 2018 at 8:12 am

        Thank you Helen, we have so many Acacia trees in our domain

        Reply
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