“Imagine a delicious glass of summer iced tea. Take a long cool sip. Listen to the ice crackle and clink. Is the glass part full or part empty? Take another sip. And now?”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
A crazy-delicious and easy recipe, this Lemon Lavender Syrup will delight your guests and spice up your favorite iced tea! Or adapt this versatile recipe to include almost any fruit & herb combination you have on hand.
Ingredients:
2 cups of sugar
2 cups of water
1 lemon, sliced
4-5 good-sized sprigs of freshly cut lavender (pesticide-free)
Instructions:
- Pour 2 cups of water into a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
- While the water is heating, slice your lemon and rinse the lavender sprigs.
- Once your water is at a boil, whisk in the 2 cups of sugar and reduce the heat to med-low.
- Simmer the syrup for 15-20 minutes, whisking often.
- Then remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the lemon slices.
- Using scissors, snip the lavender stems into small pieces (to release oils from the leaves) and add to the syrup.
- Stir the syrup and let the fruit and herbs steep for 3-4 minutes. (Leaving them in too long or adding them in too early in the cooking process can result in bitter-tasting syrup.)
- Remove the large pieces of fruit & herbs and discard.
- Then pour the hot syrup through a sieve to remove any remaining herbs or citrus pulp.
- Allow the syrup to cool and serve in your favorite pitcher or pretty container.
Recipe makes about 2 cups of syrup and will serve 6.
Store leftover syrup in an airtight plastic container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Iced Tea Quote courtesy of goodreads.com.
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