Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe

Made with sugar and culinary dried lavender flowers, this lavender simple syrup recipe adds flavor to tea and coffee, moistens cakes, and makes fragrant, floral-inspired cocktails.

Why Make This Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe?

It’s both easy and affordable to make your own lavender simple syrup at home. With just a few ingredients and an hour or so in the kitchen, you can create a versatile sweetener for coffee, cakes, and cocktails. Add a fragrant floral note to your culinary creations by brushing lavender syrup on homemade baked goods, stirring it into a pitcher of cold brew or lemonade, or making fancy mixed drinks to impress summer cocktail party guests.

As a bonus, you can store lavender simple syrup in the fridge for several weeks. I suggest making a batch to keep it on hand for flavoring iced drinks and cocktails all summer long.

How to Make Lavender Simple Syrup

My recipe requires just three ingredients: dried lavender flowers, granulated sugar, and water. And aside from a saucepan and a fine mesh strainer, you won’t need any fancy tools or equipment to whip up a batch of this sweet syrup.

To make lavender syrup, you’ll start by stirring together culinary-grade dried lavender flowers and water and warming these in a saucepan. Then you’ll stir in the granulated sugar and allow it to dissolve, simmer the mixture for 10 minutes, and steep for about an hour.  After steeping, simply pass the infused syrup through a strainer to remove the flowers.

And that’s it! Making lavender simple syrup is actually very easy to do. In addition to the ingredients and method, I’ve included step-by-step process photos in the recipe below.

Uses for Homemade Lavender Syrup

• Brush it on homemade cakes and cupcakes as a soaking syrup. I think lavender-soaked cakes pair especially well with my Earl Grey and white chocolate ganache.
• Stir it into tea or cold brew coffee (it’s great with hot or iced drinks!)
• Make a pitcher of lavender lemonade for a refreshing summer beverage
• Drizzle it on Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, or oatmeal for breakfast
• Treat yourself to a fancy lavender cocktail

Choosing Your Lavender Flowers

The key to creating a vibrant homemade lavender simple syrup? Choosing the best dried lavender.

Remember that not all dried flower products are suitable for human consumption. When purchasing your dried lavender flowers, select a product clearly labelled as edible, food-safe, or culinary grade, or one indicating that it can be used in baking. Do not use anything not marked as such.

Culinary dried lavender tends to come in big bags, so you’ll probably have quite a bit left over. I suggest using the leftovers to make a batch of my lavender lemon cookies. Or make your home smell divine with my spring simmer pot recipe infused with blueberries, ginger, lavender, lemon, and mint.

Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe Tips

Pay attention during the straining step! Don’t make the all-too-common cooking mistake of straining your freshly infused syrup…directly into the sink! In this recipe, you want to retain the liquid, not the lavender flowers.

Storing Lavender Syrup

Lavender simple syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for at least 3 weeks. After allowing the finished syrup to cool to room temperature, transfer it to an airtight jar or storage container and store it in the refrigerator to use as desired.

Other simple syrup recipes you might enjoy:

Blueberry Simple Syrup Recipe
Rhubarb Simple Syrup Recipe
Rose Simple Syrup

And if you do make these, or any of my recipes, don’t forget to tag me @bastecutfold or use the hashtag #bastecutfold on Instagram. I always love to see what you’re making!

 

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