Beverages

August 2, 2024

Lavender Mint Syrup

Lavender Mint Syrup is a fun and refreshing way to use some of the herbs that are abundant in mid-summer! It’s delicious mixed with soda water, lemonade, iced tea, coffee - any of your favorite summer beverages are better with this herbal syrup!

This Lavender Mint Syrup is a summer staple in my refrigerator, and one of my favorite flavor combinations for cooling off during a hot day. I love adding the flavors of lavender and mint to my iced coffee for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, or to lemonade for a fun herbal twist, or just to some sparkling water for a unique soda! Recently I’ve been reminded of Italian sodas thanks to the “dirty soda” trend, and why did I forget about this lovely treat? 

Use Lavender Mint Syrup for your summertime cocktails and mocktails, too! There’s no shortage of ideas or uses for this lovely syrup. If you don’t have lavender or mint in your garden, ask a friend; mint grows like a weed, and I’m sure they’d be happy to share! Dried lavender has also become pretty easy to find in the spice section of most grocery stores. I’ve got other ideas for how to use dried lavender around the blog, so don’t be worried about using it up - try this Lavender Cardamom Cold Brew or these Lavender Oat Scones

Cheers!

Ingredients assembled for Lavender Mint Syrup
Assemble your ingredients.

Lavender and mint infusing the syrup in a small pot
Heat the syrup just until the sugar dissolves, then remove from heat and allow the herbs to infuse for about 30 minutes.

Creamy white Italian soda in a tall glass with a striped green straw and lavender sprig garnish
Use Lavender Mint Syrup in your favorite cocktails and mocktails, like a refreshing Italian soda!

Lavender Mint Syrup

Lavender Mint Syrup is a fun and refreshing way to use some of the herbs that are abundant in mid-summer! It’s delicious mixed with soda water, lemonade, iced tea, coffee - any of your favorite summer beverages are better with this herbal syrup!

Author:

Kira Freed - The Joyful Plateful

Prep:

5

min

cook:

30

min

total:

35

min

Ingredients

2 cups water

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1 Tbsp. dried lavender

3 sprigs fresh mint

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small sauce pan. 
  2. Heat over medium heat until just below a boil, stirring occasionally - the sugar should be dissolved by this point. 
  3. Remove the pan from the heat and let stand for 30 minutes to allow the lavender and mint infuse the syrup, and to cool. 
  4. Strain the syrup through a coffee filter or cheesecloth into a bottle or jar with a lid.
  5. Store the syrup in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Note: To extend the shelf life a bit longer, you can add 1-2 Tbsp. vodka to the batch, after cooling.
  6. Serving suggestions: 
  • Combine 8 oz. sparking water, 2 oz. syrup, and 1 oz. half and half over ice for an Italian soda
  • Combine 8 oz. cold brew coffee, 1-2 oz. syrup, and 1 oz. half and half over ice for an iced latte
  • Combine 8 oz. lemonade and 2 oz. syrup over ice for herbal lemonade
  • Combine 8 oz. unsweetened brewed iced tea and 2 oz. syrup for herbal sweet tea
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