# Floral Homemade Ice Creams This Lavender Honey Ice Cream Recipe has Crumbled Cookies on Top By Alyson Wyers | Published 2015-08-19 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lavender-honey-ice-cream References: [forktobelly](http://www.forktobelly.com/2015/08/13/lavender-honey-ice-cream/) This lavender honey ice cream recipe not only offers a soothing and naturally sweet taste, it also has something a little extra when it comes to texture. The homemade frozen treat features [crushed walnut lace cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gingerbread-cookie-ice-cream) as well. The recipe is from Courtney Chung of Fork to Belly and is adapted from a dish by White on Rice Couple. If you want to attempt this lavender honey ice cream at home, you will need tasty ingredients including dried lavender flowers, eggs, food coloring in purple (or red and blue mixed together), heavy cream, honey, lemon, milk, salt and vanilla extract. While you can definitely enjoy the ice cream on its own, Courtney also incorporated [Wildflower Honey](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sue-bee-sea-salt-honey) and Ricotta Walnut Lace Cookies from Salt & Straw in Portland. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Homemade Ice Cream Recipes:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative flavors and unique texture combinations in homemade ice cream recipes. - **Floral Flavored Desserts:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create new floral-flavored desserts that offer unique taste experiences. - **Incorporating Unconventional Ingredients:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of unconventional ingredients, such as dried lavender flowers, in dessert recipes. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food and Beverage:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new ice cream flavors and dessert products for the food and beverage industry. - **Artisanal Dessert Shops:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate floral and unconventional ingredients into artisanal dessert offerings at specialty dessert shops. - **Home Baking and Cooking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create and promote homemade ice cream recipes using unique ingredients for the home baking and cooking industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hot Honey Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hot-honey-ice-cream.md) - [Floral Springtime Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-flowers-series.md) - [Flower-Infused Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eat-your-flowers-series.md) - [Floral-Infused Donut Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lemon-lavender-doughnut-baking-mix.md) - [Farm-Grown Culinary Lavender](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/farmgrown-culinary-lavender.md) - [Deep-Fried Ice Cream Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fried-ice-cream-cookies.md) - [Pistachio Butter Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alecs-ice-cream-and-graza.md) - [Farm-Fresh Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bold-spoon-creamery.md) - [Multi-Layered Lavender Lattes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vanilla-lavender-iced-whipped-latte.md)