Make your own Lavender Simple Syrup🪻at home. Just 3 ingredients and one pan. Use it to flavor lattes, iced coffee, iced tea, cocktails and lemonades. Inexpensive, compared to coffee-shop prices! and easy to make. It also makes a beautiful homemade gift.
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Simple syrup is an easy-to-make sweetener, and this version adds floral notes from lavender. We created a hybrid recipe using a sugar-to-water ratio between traditional (1:1) and rich (2:1) syrups. This approach gives you a syrup that works equally well in drinks and baked goods-saving you time and effort in the kitchen.
Lavender simple syrup is one of our go-to recipes for adding a light floral note to lemonades, iced coffees and cocktails. If you experimenting with infused syrups, you'll love our fall muscadine simple syrup for deep grape flavor, gingerbread simple syrup for warm spiced drinks and passion fruit simple syrup for bright summer refreshers.
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🪻Why This Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe Works
This lavender syrup is rich and beautifully fragrant, perfect for sweetening!
- No artificial dyes or flavors.
- Stores well for weeks.
- Cheaper than going out to Starbucks.
Key Ingredients & Substitutions
- Dried Lavender Buds - make sure to use only culinary grade lavender (specifically Lavandula angustifolia). Other varieties, like Lavandula stoechas or ornamental hybrids, are not recommended for ingestion.
- Granulated Sugar - the base of the recipe and adds the sweetness.
- Butterfly Pea Flowers (Optional) - this ingredient is optional but great if your seeking some of the quintessential purple color we associate with lavender items.
Detailed ingredients, measurements, and instructions are provided at the end of this post in the printable recipe card below. This recipe has not been tested with substitutions or variations not listed. If you make any changes, please share your results in the comments!
How We Use The Lavender Simple Syrup
- Stir into iced lattes, matcha, or lavender blueberry lemonade.
- Drizzle over vegan pancakes, cakes, or fruit.
- Mix into cocktails, mocktails, or Italian sodas
- Use in yogurt bowls or fruit compotes.
For more concentrated flavor try making your own lavender extract to use in baking and beverages. For more vegan lavender recipes check out our recipe roundup.
Step By Step Instructions
STEP 1. Combine. In a medium saucepan add dry ingredients into pan - sugar, dried lavender and optionally the butterfly pea flowers if using.
Optional add-ins: Add lemon zest now if using. Do not add vanilla extract until after straining.
STEP 2. Heat. Add water and bring mixture to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved (about 6-7 minutes total on heat).
STEP 3. Steep. Remove from heat. Let the lavender steep for 10-20 minutes, depending on desired strength. Do a taste test after the first 10 minutes to determine if you would like a stronger lavender flavor.
STEP 4. Strain. Use a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth to strain the syrup into a clean jar or bottle. Discard the solids.
If making variation:
If using vanilla extract, stir it in now after straining.
Step 5. Cool & Store: Let syrup cool completely. Store in a glass container with lid in the refrigerator.
Storing Instructions
Not recommended to store homemade syrups at room temperature, as they have a higher chance of spoiling and/or crystallizing.
Storage. Store in a clean, airtight glass or plastic container in the refrigerator and use within 1 to 2 weeks. Because this syrup is infused, it has a shorter shelf life than plain sugar syrups due to natural plant compounds and moisture.
Signs You Should Throw It Out
Do not taste if you see:
- Mold growth, even tiny spots
- Bubbling or carbonation
- Slimy texture
- Sour, alcoholic, or yeasty smell
These indicate fermentation or microbial growth.
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Lavender Simple Syrup
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- 1½ cups (300 grams) Granulated sugar
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) Water
- 2½ tablespoons (3.75g) Culinary-grade Dried Lavender buds
Optional flavor boosters:
- ½ teaspoon (.5 gram) Dried butterfly pea flowers optional for color
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25 milliliters) pure vanilla extract add after straining
- 1 strip lemon zest 2-3 inches
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan add dry ingredients into pan - sugar, dried lavender and optionally the butterfly pea flowers if using. Optional add-ins: Add lemon zest now if using. Do not add vanilla extract until after straining.1½ cups (300 grams) Granulated sugar, 2½ tablespoons (3.75g) Culinary-grade Dried Lavender buds, ½ teaspoon (.5 gram) Dried butterfly pea flowers, 1 cup (240 milliliters) Water
- Add water and bring mixture to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved (about 6-7 minutes total on heat).
- Remove from heat. Let the lavender steep for 10-20 minutes, depending on desired strength. Do a taste test after the first 10 minutes to determine if you would like a stronger lavender flavor.
- Use a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth to strain the syrup into a clean jar or bottle. Discard the solids.
- If making variation: If using vanilla extract, stir it in now after straining.¼ teaspoon (1.25 milliliters) pure vanilla extract
- Let syrup cool completely. Store in a glass container with lid in the refrigerator.
Notes
Do not taste if you see:
- Mold growth, even tiny spots
- Bubbling or carbonation
- Slimy texture
- Sour, alcoholic, or yeasty smell
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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