I’m a huge fan of edible leaves and flowers from the garden, and when I see edible flowers incorporated into a food recipe I have to give it a try.
The inspiration for this recipe came from Sunset Magazine’s Western Edition March issue. I looked through the entire magazine but what caught my eye is guess what? Flowers and herbs! Lovely flowers and herbs so beautifully shown off to perfection, in butter of all things.

This got me thinking, I mean if I am going to all this trouble to make this gorgeous tapestry of edible flowers and herbs, I want to share it with lots of people like at a party, and serving bread and butter even if it is this pretty didn’t sound so appealing.
On the other hand, serving herbed cream cheese beautifully decorated with herbs and edible flowers? Now, that I can see serving with crackers for any occasion. That’s how I came up with this Cream Cheese Edible Art – Cream Cheese with Herbs & Edible Flowers.

My first foray into making this cream cheese edible art was to make it for the family one Sunday afternoon. The reaction when they saw the cream cheese was “Wow, this is gorgeous!!”

To get that “This is beautiful!” reaction, it is best to serve the cream cheese all spread out in a thin layer on a large platter, This way the flowers and herbs can be evenly displayed on the cream cheese and can be appreciated for their beauty.



I encourage you take the extra time to find that perfect flat surface on which you can show off this amazing cream cheese edible art.

Cream Cheese Edible Art:
Cream Cheese with Herbs and Edible Flowers
Ingredients:
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt or any flavored salt
- Edible flower petals such as pansies, rose petals, marigolds, calendula, lavender, and agastache.
- 1 tsp tender fresh herb leaves such as thyme, tarragon, dill, parsley, and oregano.
- 1 tsp finely chopped chives. Chives have beautiful lavender colored flowers – go ahead and pick these and sprinkle them for a mild green onion flavor.
- Get creative. You can add lemon zest, flavored salts, black pepper, paprika and red chili flakes for a little heat.

Directions:
In a large flat platter spread the cream cheese in a thin layer.

Sprinkle finely chopped chives or scallions. Next sprinkle salt and pepper and chili flakes, herbs, and edible flower petals. Lastly if you like you can sprinkle lemon zest and a drizzle of olive oil.


Serve herb and flower cream cheese with crostini bread and crackers.



This is a beautiful appetizer that even little kids can get involved with. Besides the gorgeous end result, most of the fun is picking all the flowers and herbs and showing off your artistic talent on the cream cheese spread.

Serve cream cheese edible art with wine or a chilled lemonade for a perfect late afternoon snack.

wow it looks amazing! I’m definitely considering growing edible flowers for certain recipes!
Definitely give growing edible flowers a try! I add them to so many dishes they turn any cake into a fancy bakery style cake, I try and add them to as many dishes as I can. Thanks for stopping by.
Your creation looks like the work of art. Simply Beautiful.
Thanks! It is beautiful isn’t it? Even I was amazed how gorgeous this turned out, and it was the easiest appetizer to make too!!
Wow. Amazing. Where did you get the edible flowers?
All from my garden – ALWAYS! I love edible leaves and flowers in foods, I try to add them as garnish and decoration in as many dishes as I can – I think they look so pretty and make anything look special.
Pansies, roses, lavender, mums, fuschias, and herbs I have growing in my garden at some time or another so there are always plenty flowers and herbs to choose from. Try making it, I promise you it will be a big hit!
So inspiring. Thank you!!! Would love to see photos of your garden 🙂
Oh you are so sweet!! I have many photos of my garden in the gardening section of my blog. You get a look if you search on my posts topics such as Ladies Lunch, Dahlias, veggie picking in our garden, and nasturtiums. I especially love my post titled “what’s in a name that which we call a rose” – last year my roses were glorious and I took tons of photos! I hope you enjoy perusing!! Thank you again!!
Will definetly check 😀
Now I know where Sri gets her artistic trait from! This looks so beautiful Kalpana.
😀 I know Hitesh doesn’t have any artistic talent as he tells me “you have the artistic genes, I have none” so I guess it must be from me which comes from my Mom who was an artist as well.
What a great idea! Your cream cheese edible art is gorgeous and so yummy-looking! 😠
Thanks! I’m looking forward to making this again with Fall mums and herbs, it will look stunning with vibrant fall colored flowers I think.
Looks so beautiful and must be very yummy 🙂
It is delicious and very easy to make!