By Molly Cuddy
This week, I decided to make a lavender syrup using lavender from
the home garden of Washington Gardener's editor,
Kathy Jentz.
I have been seeing these trendy lavender oat milk lattes everywhere on the
internet, and I wanted to try and recreate the drink myself at home.
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| Lavender simple syrup Photo by Khloe Quill |
I don’t have an espresso
machine at my apartment, so I just used normal brewed coffee, which still
turned out great. I put in oat milk, the lavender syrup, and also a hint of
vanilla syrup which I figured would pair well with the lavender.
I liked the drink a lot! I was skeptical that I would like it since I haven’t used lavender in many foods before, but I definitely will be trying more foods and drinks with lavender now. It was super earthy, and the lavender paired so well with the bold coffee taste and creaminess of the oat milk.
If coffee mixed with lavender doesn’t sound like your thing, you’re in luck, because we have another recipe using lavender this week. I got in contact with last semester’s Washington Gardener intern, Khloe Quill, who also recently made lavender syrup to make a lavender lemonade for the Fourth of July. She even made freshly squeezed lemonade! She used this recipe, which makes a delicious and gorgeous-looking drink, perfect for any summer barbeques or garden parties you may have.
As always, let us know
if you try either of these recipes using lavender from your own garden.
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