What is it?

Though we know their distinctive aroma from soap and shampoos, lavender flowers (and sometimes even their bitter greens) are an elegant asset to both sweet and savory cooking.

Lavender’s small purple blossoms are a key ingredient in the French herb blendherbes de Provence, and their perfumey, floral flavor is lovely in cookies, cakes, and candies as well as paired with savory foods like pork, lamb, olives, goat cheese, and rosemary. Lavender flowers are also often added to teas, used to infuse oils, or candied and used as decoration for cakes.

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Recipes

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  Blueberry Lavender Fool

  If you’ve never tried lavender in a dessert, here’s the perfect introduction. Lavender’s floral notes harmonize beautifully with sweet blueberries in this cool, creamy treat.

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  Champagne-Lavender Marinated Grilled Rib-Eye

  Lavender may not immediately come to mind when you think of steak, but paired with thyme and Champagne vinegar, it adds a subtle summery note to the meat, as if…

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  Lemon, Lavender, and Poppy Seed Loaf

  Dried lavender adds a floral note to this sweet, fragrant bread that begs to be enjoyed with a cup of warm tea.

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  Cinnamon Brioche “French Toast” Skewers

  This kid-friendly recipe is standard egg-dipped French toast, but the slices of brioche are cut into long rectangles and skewered on cinnamon sticks, so the overall effect is of French-toast-on-a-stick.

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  Rosemary-Garlic Roast Leg of Lamb with Red Potatoes

  An overnight rest allows the Provençal blend of herbs and garlic that dot this leg of lamb to infuse the meat. Arranging the potatoes cut side down in a single…

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  Plum Cobbler with Honey and Lavender Biscuits

  The tender biscuits that top this cobbler come together in a food processor in minutes. Use a mild honey in the filling so it doesn’t overpower the plums.

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  Easy Ras el Hanout

  This simplified version of the famous Moroccan spice blend contains only spices that are easy to find in grocery stores. Use ras el hanout to add warm spice flavor to…

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  甜玉米蛋糕Blueberry-Lavender果盘

  Here's another use for all that fresh summer corn. A lavender-scented topping lends an elegant touch to this rustic cake. To cook the corn, boil it in lightly salted water…

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  Lavender Vanilla Ice Cream

  Dried lavender adds a soft, floral note to classic vanilla ice cream. You can also create your own ice cream flavor with the Recipe Maker.

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  Herbes de Provence

  Fresh thyme, summer savory, basil, marjoram, rosemary, and lavender thrive in the Mediterranean climate of Provence, a region of southern France. These herbs are the backbone of herbes de Provence,…