20+ Recipes with Lavender That You'll Want to Try (2024)

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It’s time to get cooking with lavender! Lavender adds a unique twist to any dish. These 20+ recipes with lavender in them are going to be a hit at your next gathering!

We are in the middle of harvesting and processing lavender over here on the TIDBITS homestead. This is a wonderful time of year for us! We are getting to see some of the fruits of our labors from the lavender farm we started two years ago.

Recently, I shared some of the health benefits of lavender with you. Lavender never ceases to amaze me because of the many ways it can be used. Whether you want something to smell nice, improve your sleep, help relieve pain, or just look beautiful – lavender can do that!

I just got done making lavender berry jam and let me tell you – it was crazy good! Today, I want to focus on edible uses for lavender. I’ve rounded up a bunch of amazing recipes with lavender for you to try. Because yes – you can eat lavender!

What is Culinary Lavender?

I should say – you can eat food grade or culinary lavender. There are hundreds of types of lavender, but not all are culinary varieties. Culinary lavender varieties are suitable for use in food due to their good flavor profiles and lack of harmful compounds.

Most culinary varieties are found in the more common English Lavender varieties or the Lavendula Angustafolia plants. While there are dozens and dozens of varieties within this type of English lavender, most if not all are culinary – because they are sweeter and less “soapy”.

Where to Buy Culinary Lavender for Recipes

If you purchase lavender for use in recipes, make sure that it is meant for culinary purposes. You might be lucky enough to find culinary lavender at your local supermarket near the spices.

Mountain Rose Herbs sells some great culinary English Lavender. You can also order food grade lavender from Amazon as well.

Why Lavender Makes a Great Recipe Addition

Lavender makes a delicious addition to many recipes. Many people describe it as having a sweet and subtle floral flavor. To some people it has a bit of a minty taste. However you describe it, lavender flavor is unique, and that’s one of the things that makes cooking with lavender so great!

Recipes with Lavender

I’ve got 20+ recipes with lavender to inspire you get cooking with lavender today!

1 – Grandma’s Lavender Cookies

Let’s kick this list off with Grandma’s Lavender Cookies from Meghan at Cake N Knife. Her treasured family cookie recipe looks so simple and so beautiful.

2 – Lemon Lavender Cookie Bars

Molly at Yes to Yolks is sharing some Lemon Lavender Cookie Bars. These bars don’t have lemon custard, instead they are like a lemon sugar cookie with a lavender glaze. That sounds amazing!

3 – Lemon Lavender Scones

Lemon Lavender Scones are on the menu at Fork in the Kitchen. Becca’s scones look like the perfect sweet treat for your next get-together.

4 – Lavender Lemonade

How about a cold glass of Lavender Lemonade? This drink from Becky at The Cookie Rookie looks so gorgeous!

5 – Lavender Shortbread Cookies

A crumbly, butter-rich Lavender Shortbread Cookie sounds divine! Lively Table is sharing a recipe with on 6 ingredients. That sound like a perfect lavender dessert recipe for bakers of any skill level.

6 – Lavender Honey Ice Cream

Lavender Honey Ice Cream? Yes, please! Heavy cream, milk, honey and lavender buds make for a beautiful purple ice cream. Thank you to The Spruce Eats for sharing this ice cream recipe with lavender.

7 – Lavender Cookies

Is there anything prettier than these Lavender Cookies from Country Hill Cottage? These cookies look amazing, and I bet they taste great too!

8 – Lavender Lemon Bars

Lemon bars are always a favorite. Elizabeth from Sugar Hero has a recipe for Lavender Lemon Bars that should be perfect for your next baking adventure.

9 – Lavender-Infused Sugar

Pat and Dahn from Savor the Best will show us how to make Lavender-Infused Sugar. A jar of that would make a lovely gift for anyone who wants to try lavender flavor in their kitchen.

10 – Honey Lavender Shortbread Cookies

Dried lavender flowers and a few simple ingredients come together to make Alicia’s flavorful Honey Lavender Shortbread Cookies. See them at her website, The Baker Upstairs.

11 – Lavender Lemon Bars

We’ve got another delicious looking Lavender Lemon Bars recipe from How Sweet Eats. Because you and I both know that lemon bars too good to pass up. You must try them all!

12 – Lavender Cheesecake

How about a Lavender Cheesecake for something really special? Savor the Best has shared one that looks too good to pass up.

13 – Lavender Lemon Ice Cream

Lavender Lemon Ice Cream from The Kitchen McCabe sounds like the perfect lavender recipe to me! Flavored with lavender essential oil, this ice cream uses heavy cream, sugar, egg yolks, salt and a few surprise ingredients to make a heavenly ice cream combination.

14 – Blueberry Lavender Jam

Julie from Table for Two has a gorgeous Blueberry Lavender Jam recipe for you to try. Checkout her website for the full details of this tasty looking jam.

15 – Blueberry Lavender Cake

Here is another fantastic looking recipe from Julie and Table for Two. This is a Blueberry Lavender Cake. I would really love to try this one out some day!

16 – Homemade Lavender Tea

This Homemade Lavender Tea from Savor the Best looks like a great way to relax and unwind. Just a few tablespoons of lavender and some water will get you started on this lovely looking tea.

17 – Lavender Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

The Lavender Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting from How Sweet Eats look like the perfect spring or summer treat. These cupcakes use lavender extract and fresh lavender for flavor and style.

18 – Lemon Lavender Bread

Lemon lavender sugar garnishes the gorgeous Lemon Lavender Bread form Emily Fabulous. Lemon lavender sugar topping? Sounds amazing!

19 – Buttermilk Lavender Scones

Sally from Sally’s Baking Addiction has a Buttermilk Lavender Scone recipe for you to try. It looks like the perfect treat for a nice brunch with friends.

20 – The Best Lavender Cake

This Lavender Cake Recipe from Sugar and Charm includes lavender cream cheese buttercream frosting and a lavender soaking syrup. You know that’s got to be good!

21 – Lavender Simple Syrup

Elizabeth from Sugar Hero will show you how to make a Lavender Simple Syrup. This lavender-infused syrup would be perfect for mixing into co*cktails, coffee or lemonade. Sound like a great idea!

22 – Low Carb Lavender Vanilla Shortbread Cookies

If you are looking for a dessert recipe with lavender that is keto and paleo friendly or that doesn’t contain gluten, then you’re in luck! Deanna from The Harvest Skillet has got just the thing for you in these Low Carb Lavender Vanilla Shortbread Cookies.

23 – Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies

For those who follow a vegan diet (and those who don’t), the Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies from Be Plant Well are calling your name. These beautiful cookies look almost too good to eat!

24 – Lavender Berry Jam

Of course, I can’t leave out my own TIDBITS recipe for Lavender Berry Jam. This stuff is amazingly delicious! Do yourself and favor and make some!

Learn More About Lavender

Whew! That was quite the list of lavender recipes! I hope you’ve found something that inspires you to try some new recipes with lavender.

If you love lavender like I do, then I’ve got some other great articles for you to read. Thanks for being here today!

• The Many Benefits of Lavender for Good Health
• 20 Ways to Use Lavender
• DIY Linen Lavender Eye Pillows
• How to Remove Dried Lavender Buds from the Stems
• Easy and Health Lavender Berry Jam
• The Beginnings of Our Lavender Farm