Lavender syrup is rather unknown to most people. You can use it to give many drinks and dishes a very special touch. Here you can find out how to make lavender syrup yourself in no time at all.
Anyone looking for syrup in the supermarket or liquor store will find a whole range of these sweet additives. The palette ranges from caramel to mint to the classic raspberry syrup, but lavender syrup is rarely found. Lavender has its very own aromatic flavor. There are now some cocktails and non-alcoholic mixed drinks that use lavender syrup and it's really a taste experience.
If you don't have to spend a long time looking for lavender syrup in the supermarket, but want to use the harvest from your own garden, you can make lavender syrup yourself quickly and easily. This not only refines drinks such as cocktails, water, tea and sparkling wine, but also gives ice cream a very special touch.
Lavender syrup made quickly with 4 ingredients
For about 0.5 liters of lavender syrup you need:
- 200 g sugar
- 150 - 200 ml water
- 2 tablespoons dried or 5 tablespoons fresh lavender
- Juice of half a lemon
Preparation
➥ Step 1:
Put the water, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring, until the sugar has completely dissolved. From this point, the sugar syrup should continue to boil for another 5 to 10 minutes.
➥ Step 2:
Now add the lavender and let the mixture rest. With fresh lavender you should let the mixture steep for at least a day, with dry lavender about three hours is enough.
➥ Step 3:
After the brewing time, strain the lavender syrup, let it boil again and then fill it into clean, hot rinsed bottles.
The lavender syrup can be kept refrigerated for up to 3 months.