Enhance your drinks with this delicious honey lavender simple syrup. Made with just 3 ingredients, it's a perfect addition to cocktails, lattes, and tea.
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Why You'll Love This Honey Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe
This easy homemade honey lavender simple syrup recipe is a delectable and uniquely flavored natural sweetener with no refined sugars. The lavender notes infused in the warm honey are enchanting and fragrant, but overall well-balanced enhancing the flavor of your favorite beverages. For more delicious lavender recipes, check out my roasted honey lavender chicken. Here are more reasons why you will love this honey lavender simple syrup:
- The lavender flavor is versatile for so many recipes. This floral-infused syrup pairs well with a variety of cocktails like Bees Knees, French 75, and of course the Lavender Margarita. For all those coffee and tea lovers, this simple syrup is perfect for homemade honey lavender lattes, lavender lemonade, and lavender matcha lattes.
- It's a healthier option compared to standard simple syrups. Homemade simple syrups are super easy to make, it's just equal parts water and sugar heated until the sugar dissolves. This recipe is similar but with raw local honey as the sweetener instead of cane sugar for a more nutritious and healthy option.
- An easy recipe that has a natural sweetness, and is made with simple ingredients. This lavender honey syrup recipe requires only 3 ingredients!
Honey Lavender Simple Syrup Ingredients
You'll need only 3 ingredients to make this easy honey lavender syrup.
- Honey: I recommend using organic raw honey, as it contains the most nutrients. If you have a local farmer's market you can usually find good quality honey there.
- Culinary Dried Lavender: You can use French or English Lavender, just as long as it's culinary-grade.
- Water: You’ll need filtered water to mix with the honey for the simple syrup.
Find the printable recipe with full instructions and measurements below.
How To Make Honey Lavender Simple Syrup
Dissolve the honey. Add the honey, water, and lavender buds to a small saucepan. On medium heat bring the saucepan to a simmer, but not boiling, and whisk until the honey is completely dissolved.
Allow the lavender to steep. Remove the saucepan from the heat, and let the honey-lavender mixture steep for one hour.
Strain the lavender. Using a fine mesh sieve, strain the lavender into an airtight glass jar. Discard lavender. Add the syrup to your favorite cocktails or morning coffee.
Substitutions & Variations
- Vegan - use organic pure maple syrup in place of honey to make this recipe vegan.
- Botanical - adding fresh herbs such as thyme or rosemary will give this simple syrup more of a botanical flavor.
- Large batch - this recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.
Tips For Success
- Do not let the mixture boil. Avoid letting the simple syrup come to a boil otherwise, the lavender flavor may turn bitter. Once the honey is warmed on the stovetop it will quickly dissolve in the water and then you can turn off the heat.
- Use a fine mesh strainer. If some of the lavender gets through the strainer you can always strain the syrup twice if desired.
Storage Instructions
- Store the homemade lavender honey simple syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 7-10 days. Give the syrup a few stirs before using, and discard the if it begins to look overly cloudy.
FAQ
There are no preservatives in this simple syrup, so it will last in the refrigerator for 7-10 days. Make sure to store this simple syrup in a sealed container.
This simple syrup has a delicate lovely floral flavor with a sweet touch of honey. The herbaceous flavors are complex and sweet, with the taste of lavender being well-balanced throughout.
I recommend using raw organic honey, preferably local if you can find it. Other options include orange blossom honey, wildflower honey, or regular clover honey.
You can sometimes find culinary-grade lavender in local health food stores but if not, this is the lavender I used in this recipe.
Lavender honey syrup can be used in all of your favorite beverages like cocktails, mocktails, iced coffee, iced tea, hot tea, and lemonade.
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Recipe
Honey Lavender Simple Syrup
Ingredients
- ¼ cup (84g) honey
- ¼ cup filtered water
- 1 tablespoon culinary-grade dried lavender
Instructions
- Dissolve the honey. Add the honey, water, and lavender buds to a small saucepan. On medium heat bring the saucepan to a simmer, but not boiling, and whisk until the honey is completely dissolved.
- Allow the lavender to steep. Remove the saucepan from the heat, and let the honey-lavender mixture steep for one hour. Set a timer so you don't forget.
- Strain the lavender. Using a fine mesh sieve, strain the lavender into an airtight glass jar. Discard lavender. Add a tablespoon to your favorite cocktails or coffee beverages.
Notes
- Look for culinary-grade dried lavender.
- Do not boil the simple syrup as the lavender will become bitter.
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