Easy Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe
This lavender simple syrup will add a calming sweet and floral flavor to your cocktails and hot drinks. Use it to make your baked goods extra special, or even as the perfect complement to your cuppa joe.
Lavender is one of my favorite herbs and I love to keep a bottle of lavender simple syrup in the fridge, so it’s always on hand. I use lavender syrup all the time, whether I’m adding it to milk for a calming nighttime drink or throwing it into cookie dough for a tasty snack. Whether a recipe needs sweetening or you simply want to enjoy the world of lavender, I think you’ll find a good friend in this simple syrup recipe. Enjoy!
~Kristen
Ingredient Notes
Culinary-grade dried lavender buds: It’s essential to use culinary lavender buds for your lavender simple syrup. Culinary-grade lavender is sifted multiple times to remove any leaves, stems, or dried calyxes (which form a protective layer around the flower). Good culinary lavender is usually a beautiful pale lavender color and is also usually known as ‘English lavender’.
Sugar. You can use any kind of granulated sugar you prefer, but if you can, I’d recommend coconut sugar as it’s a slightly healthier option with the perfect sweetness level.
How to Make Lavender Syrup
- To make this lavender simple syrup, start by combining sugar and lavender in a bowl. Use clean hands to massage them together for a few minutes, until the sugar smells strongly of lavender.
- Transfer the mixture to a saucepan, add water, stir, and bring to a boil. Once it boils, cover and turn off the heat.
- Let it steep for at least an hour or up to eight—the longer it sits, the stronger the flavor.
- Strain out the lavender, then pour the syrup into a glass jar or bottle. Store in the fridge for up to one month.
How to Use Lavender Syrup
If you’re anything like me, once you have a bottle of lavender simple syrup in the refrigerator, you’ll want to add it to everything! These are some of the ways I like to use it:
- To make a pitcher of refreshing lavender lemonade.
- Added to warm milk for a relaxing bedtime drink.
- Swirl it into a cup of coffee. The floral notes perfectly complement the earthy flavors of the coffee and make the perfect quick lavender latte.
- Use it instead of lavender buds when you’re making delicious lavender baked goods.
- Drizzle some into your iced tea for elevated refreshment.
- Top off a fresh stack of pancakes or your favorite waffles as a wonderful maple syrup alternative.
- Also worth mentioning: lavender syrup makes one of the best homemade gifts!
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my lavender simple syrup taste bitter?
If your syrup tastes bitter, this usually means that you have boiled the lavender buds for too long. It’s essential to remove the pan from the heat as soon as it reaches boiling point to avoid this happening.
Does lavender syrup need to be refrigerated?
Yes, it does. You must store your syrup in a sealed, airtight container in the fridge to prevent bacteria and mold from growing.
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How to Make Lavender Simple Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar any kind: cane, raw, coconut, etc.
- 2 tablespoons culinary grade dried lavender buds
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar and lavender. Massage with your hands for a few minutes, or until the oils release and the sugar smells strongly of lavender.
- Place the lavender sugar and water in a small saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, cover, then turn off the heat.
- Let sit for at least 1 hour, or up to 8 hours (the longer it sits, the stronger the lavender flavor).
- Strain the lavender buds from the syrup, then keep the syrup stored in a glass bottle or jar in the fridge for up to one month.
I made this syrup for my oat milk lattes, and it was delicious! Thank you for sharing
I made this to put on your honey cakes, and both were so lovely! I’m bringing them to a tea party and I know everyone will be thrilled. 🙂 Thank you! The amount of lavender was just perfect.
I had no idea it was so easy to make my own lavender syrup. Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe! I’ve been enjoying lavender lemonade all week. Yum!
I added this to my lemonade and it was so refreshing and delicious! One of my favorite restaurants has lavendar lemonade and now I can make it at home. Thank you!
This was way easier to make than I thought it would be. Love mixing it with lemonade. It’s so refreshing!
I’m going to make this and put it on just about everything! I mad lavender lemonade at the beginning of summer and it would have been so much easier if I’d had lavender syrup.
I enjoy adding your lavender syrup to my milk in the evenings. So calming and delicious, thank you!
I made this syrup a good few times now, and we use it in lemonades and alcoholic cocktails! Really nice and so easy to make!
This is such a wonderful recipe! So many uses but my favorite would have to be using it as a calming nighttime drink. Perfect!
I love the flavors of this homemade syrup! Definitely the perfect addition to coffee or tea and so comforting.
Im saving this to make this week. I would love to make my own syrup. It would be great with my evening tea!
Great recipe! This syrup is delicious with Prosecco or Champagne and in cocktails (as well as with sparkling soda water).
This was such a hit! Thank you for Love all the ingredients, can’t wait to try this!
My daughter is going to love this for her tea in the morning! I love the idea of using lavender in recipes. So refreshing and a nice flavor too. Excited to make this syrup!
Thanks. So very interesting, quick and easy. Need to definitely stock a bottle in my pantry too.
Thank you!
what a fantastic idea! i use lavender oil on my temples before bedtime, but I am going to make this and add to a cup of milk before going to bed. Yum!
Thanks so much!!
I’ve always wanted to bake with lavender but have been afraid. With this simple syrup I can give it a try.