I was waiting patiently to start picking my flowers from my zucchini plants, however, with all of the rain that we’ve had, two of my plants died and my only surviving plant is bearing small flowers and fruit. I was really excited though that my baby sister Lisa, who is turning into quite the organic gardener herself, offered me all the picks I wanted from her plants. (I’m so proud of my girl! She’s taking off! Future sister csa in the future… hmm?!)
In order to keep with the seasons I decided to make a sweet and nourishing dessert. I stuffed my squash blossoms with a homemade yogurt cream cheese and cantaloupe mixture spiced with cinnamon and sweetened with local raw honey.
Sweetened Cream Cheese and Cantaloupe Stuffed Squash Blossoms
Ingredients:
- 6-8 squash blossoms
- 1 cup whole wheat or unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 farm fresh egg, mixed
- 1 cup cream cheese, preferably homemade
- 1/2 cup cantaloupe, diced
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup local raw honey
- extra virgin olive oil
Method:
- In a small bowl mix the cream cheese, cantaloupe and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon until well incorporated.
- Stuff the squash blossoms with the cheese mixture.
- Prepare the squash blossoms for frying by coating them first with the egg and then the flour.
- In a pan, heat about 1/2″ of extra virgin olive oil.
- Fry the squash blossom on each side until browned.
- In a cast iron skillet add the honey and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon. Mix through.
- Once the honey comes to a boil, take off the heat and drizzle over the squash blossoms.
Buen Provecho!
Delicioso
Saludos
I so want to try this – I need a place to harvest the blossoms. Yum! You are gifted!
Wow those look fabulous. We're not big on cantalope in our house, so I would substitute another summer fruit.
I think this is the first sweet version of fried squash blossoms recipe I've encountered. It looks so good! What a great sis to share this summer's bounty!
wow, those look incredible! i like that you made them into a sweet dish instead of the more common savory. your sister's garden also looks like it's doing very well!
lovely stuffing looks delicious
What a wonderful post on stuffing squash blossoms! I've wanted to make these, but not had the know-how to do it. Thank you 🙂
Go sister! How DO you come up with these? What fascinating and complex flavors. But looks so light and delightful.
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How lush! Great sister! I want a garden like that too!
Thanks everyone!
Do you think I could use any fruit instead of the cantaloupe? I just don't have a canteloupe on hand right now, but I'd love to make this right away because I have the blossoms and the cream cheese…
Hi Megan 😀 I'm sure it would taste delicious with a different fruit. I would try something that's not too tart. Peaches maybe? YUMM that would be good!! You just want to try and balance the flavors between the honey and fruit. So as not to overpower one or the other. Let me know how they turn out or post a pic to the Spain in Iowa facebook fan page. I would love to share it 😀
congrats on top 9 – well deserved –
from farm to table as they say…
unique idea…
great use of squash blossoms!!! we all know how much I love using them!
I have never seen sweet squash blossom filling! How delicious and unique!
Diana, I ended up substituting rehydrated raisins because that's what I had on hand… it turned out really well! My husband was skeptical, but wondered if I was going to make it again since we have so many squash blossoms. 😉 I just substituted an equal amount for the cantaloupe, and i poured a little boiling water over them, just enough to barely cover. I drained off the liquid, but if I made it again, I'd reserve the liquid. In your original recipe with cantaloupe, it is naturally a juicy fruit, and I found that I needed the extra moisture of the raisin water in my variation. Sorry I didn't get any pictures… my attempt at the recipe, as well as any pictures I take, would not do the recipe justice.