10 Beautiful Ways to Consume Lavender
Lavender is filled with beauty and health benefits – but it's also just nice to smell and look at. It does not just pair well with shea butter though – listed here are 10 ways to use this versatile herb and get the full effect.
In the food-as-medicine cabinet, lavender makes the grade for bulk quantity buying in my house. The oils, flowers, and teas make fantastic remedies for almost anything:
- Lavender oil is a FANTASTIC topical strategy to wounds
- Lavender in all forms can in fact lower blood pressure
- Lavender is an effective treatment for insomnia
Too much of just about anything can be a very bad thing, however it needs to be a lot of lavender to have a negative effect. Most animals don't intentionally eat it, just because it's kind of a funny dry texture to it.
However, lavender acrylic can cause allergy symptoms onto the skin for some people, so be careful when applying topically – rather than use an oil neat. Listed here are 10 great recipes we found to incorporate lavender into your food and drinks.
#1 – Honey Lavender Cheesecake
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This crafty baker managed to infuse a cheesecake with lavender, and i am going to embark on a limb here and say that that can't often be an awful idea. While I am not crazy about using violet food coloring, I adore the lavender flower garnish. Just be sure you order a bottle of lavender extract for this recipe in advance.
#2 – Honey and Lavender Creme Brulee
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Managing to mix scorched cream and lavender is appropriate up there with photographing a black hole in my opinion – much respect for this savvy chef who positively nailed it. You will need culinary grade lavender flowers for recipes like this, so you know the flowers weren't treated with any nasty chemicals.
#3 – Lemon Lavender Macarons
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Is there anything more adorable than a plate of Macarons? Yes – a plate of lavender macarons. These things are as adorable as they are noshable, but you will need to bring your personal filling recipe to this party.
#4 – Lavender Simple Syrup
Simple syrup is simply equal parts sugar and water, heated and divided right into a homemade syrup that you can increase teas, punches, sodas – whatever you want. The concept to create this one from lavender tea instead of plain water is GENIUS.
#5 – Lavender Coconut Iced Coffee
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Something about the idea of combining coffee and lavender seems a little bit counterintuitive to me, but I'm too into how good it probably tastes to let that stop me from including it within this roundup. Be sure you really press the lavender flower heads in to the coconut milk while you make a load, you'll get a more powerful lavender punch.
#6 – Lavender Lemon Shortbread Cookies
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Shortbread cookies are a simple staple cookie you are able to make in your sleep once you have made them several times, and this recipe is no exception. With the addition of dried lavender, shortbread receives a dainty makeover that breathes new life into a super traditional recipe (and begs for a chai latte to go with it).
#7 – Chocolate Lavender Truffles
Make these for your mom for Mother's Day (and then make a load on your own). Super decadent, entirely too rich, and thus, SO perfect together, chocolate and lavender hit it off in a combination you will not get in any box of chocolates within the store.
The recipe doesn't specify dry or fresh lavender. Dry is probably fine, but if you can get their hands on fresh, go for this.
#8 – Sparkling Lavender Lemonade
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This is another lavender recipe that utilizes food coloring, and I are saying, it's pretty intoxicating to check out. That said, your flavor will not be effected without the ingredient, and you'll have a fizzy beverage you can actually feel better about serving as much as your family.
This concoction is not only refreshing – it is a great tonic for migraines, especially when they're stress related.
#9 – Lemon and Lavender Bread with Honey Lemon Glaze
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Simple, moist, and oh-so-beautiful, this lavender bread is ideal having a smear of honey butter or lemon curd. The recipe calls for dried lavender, but you should probably will also get the most amazing bread loaf pan you can find (see recipe).
#10 – Lavender Tea Lattes
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It's simple, but sometimes it still needs to be shown. These lavender tea lattes are endlessly customizable, only need a splash of your preferred milk and a drizzle of honey.
(And i am confident that's all the help lavender tea needs).
