How to Make Lavender Sugar

Flavoring sugar with herbs, such as lavender, can take a regular recipe and turn it into a gourmet recipe. Lavender sugar is easy to make and useful in many different recipes. Lavender sugar is a wonderful touch to traditional sugar cookies, freshly brewed tea, or even to give as a gourmet gift.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 Tablespoons fresh lavender
• 1 cup sugar (raw or white)
• A glass jar with a tight lid
• Muslin fabric square
• Rubber band

1. 
    
   You Can Order Lavender Online

   Lay out the muslin fabric square. Place the two tablespoons of freshly cut lavender buds in the muslin. If fresh lavender is not available in the yard, it can be easily ordered online from the resources located below. Then, bring all four corners to the center, and tie into a sachet with the rubber band.

2. 
    
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   Place the lavender sachet in the glass jar. Fill the glass jar with the sugar. Leave some space, about 1/4 inch at the top of the glass jar, open.

3. 
    
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   After replacing the lid tightly, shake the jar for a minute or two. Allow the jar to sit in a room temperature place, such as the counter, for about two weeks. Continue to shake every other day. After two weeks, remove and discard the sachet of lavender. Enjoy the sugar on shortbread cookies, in tea, or other gourmet treats.

Resources

• Buy Lavender Online
• Organic Fair Trade Sugar
• The Lavender Cookbook
• Lavender Aromatherapy Candle
• Lavender Dryer Sachets

[MaraKaye]

on 1/27/2009 What a wonderful idea! Thanks for the tips!

[hollie1974]

on 1/19/2009 I love lavender! Will try this come summer. TY!

[WriterGig]

on 1/19/2009 Oh what an elegant idea!

[SuzanneP]

on 1/13/2009 This sounds fantastic! I love lavender tea and lavender cookies. Do you use only the bud of the lavender flower?

[vallain]

on 1/13/2009 Sounds lovely. I've never tasted lavender sugar.