| Prep Time | 5 mins |
| Cook Time | 25 mins |
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Water
- 2 tbsp Lavender Buds
- 1 drop Red Food Coloring
- 1 drop Blue Food Coloring
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Instructions
- Combine water and sugar in a pot and heat slowly over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves.
- Crush lavender buds using a mortar and pestle and add to sugar solution.
- Reduce heat to a low simmer and steep buds for 15-20 minutes.
- Steeping lavender buds tends to result in a slightly brown tinted syrup, so I like to add one drop each of red and blue food coloring when I add the lavender buds. It helps to achieve a subtle lavender color that makes beautiful cocktails.
- After steeping buds, remove from heat.
- Pour contents through a fine mesh sieve and into a large mason jar.
- Let syrup cool until you can handle the jar without melting the flesh off your hands (or if you're impatient like me, wrap a thick kitchen cloth around the jar).
- Line sieve with a coffee filter, place sieve over second jar, and filter syrup. The coffee filter removes fine particulate matter and will result in a clear and debris-free syrup.
Recipe Notes
By Restaurant Widow
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