Homemade Lavender Sugar (Fresh or Dried Lavender)
Transform your lavender harvest into delicious lavender sugar you can use all year-long! This lavender-infused sugar takes teas, lemonades, scones, cookies, and more to the next level. Plus, this recipe is easy and comes together quickly!See the notes for tips to make lavender sugar using dried lavender!
Equipment
- Parchment paper
- Baking tray
- Mason jars
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup fresh culinary lavender 2 tbs dried lavender
- 1 quart pure cane sugar 4 cups
Instructions
Lavender Sugar from Fresh Lavender
- Remove the lavender buds from the stem. Measure out 1/4 cup worth of fresh lavender buds.
- Combine half a quart of granulated sugar and the lavender buds into the food processor. Blend for about a minute or until the buds break down into small pieces.
- Pour the lavender sugar and remaining half quart of sugar onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Stir together.
- Bake at 170 for 30 minutes to an hour until the sugar clumps together.
- Remove the sugar from the oven. Allow to cool.
- Either break the clumps by hand or add them back to the food processor. Simply pulse one or two times until the clumps go away.
- Store in an airtight container like a clean glass jar.
Lavender Sugar from Dried Lavender
- Combine 2 tbs of dried culinary lavender with 4 cups of sugar in your food processor. Pulse until the lavender pieces are small. Feel free to scale up or down this recipe to make however much you need (1/2 tbs of dried lavender per cup of sugar).
- As the ingredients are both dried, you can store the mixture in small jars right away! No baking or drying is necessary
- Let the mixture sit for 1-2 weeks to allow the lavender scent to develop.
Notes
This recipe makes enough for 1 quart of lavender sugar plus a little extra.
Feel free to scale the recipe up or down depending on your needs. You'll need 1 tablespoon of fresh lavender per cup of sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tbsp | Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 0.02g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 0.3mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.05mg
Servings: 32 servings
Calories: 115kcal