Lavender Simple Syrup
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Lavender Simple Syrup
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Make Lavender Simple Syrup at home with just 3 ingredients: water, sugar, and dried lavender flowers. It's delicious in lemonade, cocktails, or brushed over baked goods.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons dried lavender (see note 1)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (see note 2)
- 1 cup water
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Instructions
- In a small piece of cheesecloth, add dried lavender and form a pouch. Secure with a small piece of kitchen twine.
- In a small saucepan, add granulated sugar and water and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Add lavender satchel, reduce heat to low, and simmer until flavors meld, about 45 minutes.
- Remove satchel and allow lavender syrup to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Notes
- Lavender: Dried lavender flowers add convenience and a rosy red hue to your lavender simple syrup. To use fresh lavender, substitute 10 fresh lavender flower stems for the dried lavender flowers in Step 1.
- Sugar: It’s okay to use more or less sugar. We haven’t tested this recipe with sugar substitutes or other sweeteners, but you are welcome to experiment.
- Yield: This recipe makes 1 ½ cups lavender simple syrup or 12 servings, 2 tablespoons each.
- Uses: Delicious in cold beverages like cocktails, iced tea, iced coffee, or lemonade.
- Rich Simple Syrup: A more concentrated sugar syrup in a ratio of 2:1 (2 parts sugar to 1 part water). This denser syrup is ideal for brushing on baked goods like pound cake or muffins.
- Plain simple syrup: Omit the dried lavender flowers. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved (do not boil). Remove from heat and cool completely.
- More flavors: Trade the lavender flowers for fresh herbs (rosemary, mint, basil), spices (cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, fresh ginger root), citrus (orange or lemon zest), or rose petals.
Storage: Store simple, rich, and flavored syrups covered in the refrigerator.
Basic simple syrup: 3-4 weeks in the refrigerator. Rich simple syrup: up to 6 months in the refrigerator Flavored simple syrup: 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator
- Basic simple syrup: 3-4 weeks in the refrigerator.
- Rich simple syrup: up to 6 months in the refrigerator
- Flavored simple syrup: 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator
Nutrition Information
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Serving
2tbsp
Calories
75kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
10mg
(0%)
Potassium
42mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
10IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings (2 tbsp each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 75 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2tbsp | |
| Calories | 75kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 10mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 42mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 10IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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