Lavender Tea Recipe for Cocktails and Drinks
With just two simple ingredients, this homemade Lavender Tea Recipe is great for sipping or flavoring beverages! With no added sugar, it’s the perfect way to infuse a cocktail with lavender flavor without adding extra sweetness.
An Unsweet Lavender Flavoring for Cocktails
This recipe for Lavender Tea is a quick and easy way to flavor all kinds of drinks without adding any extra sweetness! From cocktails to coffee, you’ve got to give this a try.
Flavored simple syrups (like my Strawberry Simple Syrup) are a great way to add tons of flavor to cocktails and mocktails. But when I want a really bold flavor, sometimes the drink becomes too sweet.
Using this lavender-infused water is an easy way to bump up the floral flavor without adding extra sugar.
Related: DIY Lavender Sugar for Baking or Rimming Drinks
Plus, you can sip this as you would traditionally sip a cup of tea as well. Lavender is super relaxing and by steeping it in water, you get that gorgeous aroma and beautiful flavor.
Lavender is such an interesting ingredient to use in recipes. It’s floral with a touch of sweetness but works really well in savory applications too. It’s a unique flavor that will make your mouth happy.
Ingredients
When buying dried lavender, make sure you are buying food-grade buds. You want them to be suitable for consumption with no chemicals, etc.
You could also add sugar to make it more of a traditional simple syrup if you want.
And if you already have lavender buds, you should make these easy Lavender Sachets with any leftover lavender. They are a great DIY and work any time of year (and not just as a balloon weight!)
Directions
Step 1
Add water and the lavender flowers to a small saucepan.
Step 2
Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from burner and let cool to room temperature.
Step 3
Strain the lavender tea into a jar using a colander lined with cheesecloth.
How To Use Lavender Tea
- Add a tablespoon to your morning coffee
- Add a tablespoon or two to some club soda for a tasty DIY soda
- Add an ounce to a cocktail recipe. It would pair well with lemon flavors and with gin or vodka. It would be so good in a lavender mojito!
- Add it to iced tea or an iced tea sangria.
- Add it to hot chocolate, just make sure you get a strong lavender flavor from steeping the tea so it will stand up to the bold chocolate flavor.
Tips and Tricks
- Want to bump up the lavender flavor even more? Add more buds to the same amount of water and steep for a few minutes longer.
- If you are enjoying this as a regular tea, you could use a Tea Infuser to make by the glass. You’ll need to play around with the steeping time to find your perfect flavor profile. Most infusions require 3 minutes or more in boiling water so start there and add an extra minute with each cup to find your perfect cup of homemade lavender tea!
Health Benefits of Lavender Tea
Aside from it tasting delicious, it turns out there are quite a few ways drinking lavender tea might help with your health. I don’t know about you but I always find the scent of lavender so relaxing!
- It may help sleep. Lavender oil on your pillow might also help with this!
- It may help bring on an overall sense of calmness
- It may have positive effects on mood, stress, anxiety, and depression
- It may help reduce blood pressure and heart rate
- It t may help to lessen hot flashes in menopausal women
Frequently Asked Questions
There are many varieties of lavender. I wouldn’t pick wild lavender and use it as you won’t know what type it is (but if you grow it in your garden and you know it is a variety safe to eat go ahead!) But buying food-grade lavender, from a reputable source, ensures that you are buying something made to be used in food or drinks.
So. Good. Seriously, it does. It’s a bit sweet, herbal and a little floral. Less is more when using it in recipes. Some people think it tastes like soap when the flavor is too bold.
Store this lavender flavoring in an air-tight jar in the refrigerator for about a week.
More easy lavender recipes
- Dried Lavender Sugar Recipe for Baking
- Best Lavender Lemonade Recipe with Dried Lavender
- Easy Lavender French 75 Recipe
- Best Lavender Gin Gimlet Recipe
- Best Lemon and Lavender Moscow Mule Recipe
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Lavender Tea
Equipment
- saucepan
- colander
- cheesecloth
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 TBSP dried lavender
Instructions
- Add water and lavender to a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let steep for 20-30 minutes.
- Cool to room temperature, then strain.
Notes
- Want to bump up the lavender flavor even more? Add more buds to the same amount of water.
- If you are enjoying this as a regular tea, you could use a Tea Infuser to make by the glass. You’ll need to play around with the steeping time to find your perfect flavor profile.
- Store this lavender flavoring in an air-tight jar in the refrigerator for about a week.
