My garden is full of flowers, giving me the idea to turn them into a slice.
Oat and flower petal slice
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup diced flower petals (I forgot to dice them up)
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 1-2 tsp of lemon zest
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut (save a few sprinkles for garnish)
- Tbsp of Icing Sugar (optional – used to dust the finished bars)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Melt coconut oil, honey, salt, vanilla extract, cardamom and zest together in a saucepan.
- When liquid mixture melts turn the heat down to low, add the oats and coconut and stir to coat.
- Continue warming on low heat for just a couple minutes to allow the ingredients to soften
- Line the pan with baking paper leaving the sides of the paper hanging over the sides of the dish.
- Once your oat mixture has cooled, fold in your shredded flower petals (I forgot to do this). Stir until

Petals of Stock (Maroon red), Calendula (orange), Herb Robert (pink), Scented geranium (pink), Mizuna (yellow), Oxeye daisy (white), Red clover (slender pink)
flowers are distributed throughout the mixture.
- Now press your oat mixture into the pan as evenly and firmly as you can. ( I like to use the back of a spatula). If you want balls now is the time to roll them, making sure you squeeze and compress them tightly together.
- Place your bar mixture or balls in refrigerator and allow to cool completely- at least two hours, but best overnight.
- For bars, remove the oat mixture from baking paper and
with a sharp knife cut into approximately a dozen small bars.
- Sprinkle with shredded coconut, a wee bit of lemon zest. Store in the fridge in an airtight container for about 2 weeks.











Loving the sound of this recipe and definitely putting this on the menu. Many thanks for sharing.
Now!. I have a question. Last month (in Hawk’s Bay) I arrived back from ‘home’ UK and found that just about a lll the goosegrass in various parts of the garden had a lurgy all the leaves were curling under from the tips down to the base of the step. I could find nothing on it that signified the culprit. I have never had this before. I think it may also have affected some of my chickweed in certain areas of the garden – not all.
So! my question/s are – what is it – can’t find it in any of my books
What caused it and are the stems and leaves still to use????
I think it has all died down now but may reseed and grow later in the season. So, no photos- sorry.
Making your creams for Christmas.
Yours Jean Perks
Napier Herb Society.
HI Jean, thought I’d answer this on the website. Thank you for contacting me about the curling plants. I wonder if it is’n’t some fungal thing since it can’t be round damage due to your no spray policy. I’ happy you’re making my cream for Christmas. Warm wishes Julia