Cooking with Essential Oils

Cooking with essential oils is an alternative to using dried herbs and spices. Make sure you use only pure, high-quality oils.

Some essential oils may be too strong to use a whole drop. In this case, use the toothpick method: Place the end of a wooden toothpick onto the dropper of an essential oil bottle so that a little oil adheres to the toothpick. Then use the toothpick to stir the oil into the food or liquid.

1. Add ginger, cinnamon, clove, or nutmeg to cookie dough using the toothpick method.

2. Add lemon, orange, mandarin, or tangerine essential oil to a sponge or bundt cake recipe.

3. Add peppermint or spearmint oil to chocolate cake, brownie, or frosting recipes.

4. Add oregano, majoram, thyme, or basil to tomato sauces for pizza, spaghetti, or lasagna using the toothpick method.

5. Add nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, or ginger essential oil to pumpkin pie or spice cake recipes.

6. Make tea using lavender, Roman chamomile, orange, lemon, or peppermint. Mix 2 drops of the essential oil with 1 teaspoon blue agave and stir into cup of warm water.

Here are some links to help you safely cook with essential oils:

Culinary Corner: Cooking with Essential Oils

Cooking With Essential Oils

How to Cook with Essential Oils

The Essential Oil Cookbook