This recipe is sooooo good! It is just full of flavors! The herb and zest certainly help, but the essential oils really punch up the taste.
Yes, you can ingest essential oils if they have been cleared for that purpose. I use the Vitality Line from Young Living. They have a distinctive white label which delineates them as oils to use for ingestion. The Vitality Oils give my baking and cooking dishes richer layers of flavor.
For this recipe, Rosemary and Orange Vitality essential oils are used. If you do not have these, you can substitute more orange zest instead of the oil. Actually, orange essential oil is cold pressed from the rind! The extra zest won’t have the same brightness as using the essential oil; however, it will still add more citrus flavor to the nut mix. You can do the same with the Rosemary. Just chop more herb and add to your taste preference.
(If you haven’t tried Rosemary essential oil yet, I highly recommend doing so! It’s amazing in cooking, but it’s also delightful when diffusing!)
The Pink Lily Pad and Two Tadpoles 