This recipe is so simple to make and only contains three ingredients. You can adjust the amount of lavender in your syrup to suit your taste. I find that adding the lavender off the heat creates the best syrup. Remove the spent lavender from the cool syrup before storing it. Doing so will extend its shelf life.
Author: Jennifer from 1840 Farm
Ingredients
1cupwater
1cupsugar
2sprigs of fresh lavender including buds or 1 Tablespoon dried lavender
Instructions
Place the water and sugar in a small saucepan. Place over low heat and stir the sugar and water to help prevent the sugar from settling on the bottom of the pan and burning. Warm the pan, stirring occasionally until the sugar has dissolved and the liquid is clear.
Remove the pan from the heat. Add the lavender, stirring lightly to help infuse the syrup with the oil released from the lavender. Allow the liquid to cool to room temperature. Remove the lavender before transferring the syrup to a container with a tight fitting lid. The syrup can be kept in the refrigerator for several weeks.