Can You Eat Orange Mint

You can use the leaves in salads, jellies, desserts, pestos, lemonades, cocktails, and a wide variety of other dishes. The leaves are edible and very fragrant both raw and cooked.

What can I do with orange mint leaves?

Orange Mint leaves give off a citrus and spice flavor. With almost unlimited uses, use your Orange Mint leaves in iced tea, fruit desserts, fruit & grain salads, dressings, vinegar, jellies, sauces, ice cream, and creamy desserts such as creme brulee.

Are there any poisonous mint plants?

Perilla mint has a shallow taproot and fibrous roots. Perilla mint causes more cattle deaths in Tennessee than any other toxic plant. Perilla is very poisonous to cattle and other ruminants, as well as horses. All plant parts are toxic, especially the flowering structures.