These tea bombs are small isomalt spheres filled with a tea bag and edible flowers. After pouring hot water over top, they open and blossom into a beautiful and delicious cup of tea!
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword tea, tea bombs
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Resting Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 3
Ingredients
5ozisomalt sugar nibs
3tea bags
edible flowers
3 cupsboiling water, for serving
Instructions
Wearing your protective gloves, place the isomalt nibs in your silicone measuring cup and heat in thirty-second intervals in the microwave until bubbling and melted. Be EXTREMELY careful, as isomalt becomes VERY HOT and can cause second- and third-degree burns.
Pour the isomalt into each of the wells of your mold. Quickly, but, again, CAREFULLY, and still while wearing your heat-proof gloves, tip the mold all around to cover the sides as much as possible with isomalt. If your isomalt wasn't hot enough and cooled/hardened too quickly in your molds (before you could cover the inside surface) you can pop the whole mold in the microwave to reheat it again.
Let the isomalt cool completely for 20-30 minutes.
Once the isomalt is completely hardened, carefully pull the silicone edges away in all directions. This will help loosen the mold from the isomalt. Then, very carefully, apply pressure to the underside of the mold to pop the isomalt sphere out.
Place tea bags and flower petals in three spheres. Then, use your lighter to carefully and quickly heat the edge of one of the empty isomalt spheres. Then, invert one of the filled spheres over top, pressing down to adhere. The lighter will melt the isomalt just enough to create a "glue" to hold the sphere together as it dries. Again, wear your heat-proof gloves - just to be safe. Repeat the process with your remaining spheres.
To serve, place a bomb in a mug and pour over it one cup of hot or boiling water. Watch as your bomb blossoms open and reveals the tea bag and flower petals. Let the tea steep, and the sugar dissolve, before stirring it all together. Enjoy!
Notes
Isomalt is a sugar-substitute, often used in hard candies and decorative culinary creations. While it is fully edible and safe to consume, some people have noticed digestive issues after consuming extensive quantities. To avoid any unwanted stomach aches or gas, only consume one tea bomb per day.