My abundance of lavender has generously perfumed the backyard air all summer long, and with our first frost not too far off, I brought big bunches of it inside to dry the weekend before last. I love the way it looks hanging on a little hook, and once it starts to get too brittle to hang, I pack it up in little mason jars so I can enjoy its perfumed aroma until the new batches pop up in my garden next year. I love adding a pinch of it to my tea leaves, stuffing sachets with it for little gifts to friends, and my most new favorite way to enjoy it is in my morning yogurt (but if you don’t have lavender on hand, you can always buy it here
Billy and I were at Toro a a few weeks back and we had a lemon-honey gelato infused with lavender sitting on top of chucks of chewy granola. I was in heaven – I could literally eat that dessert every day! Seeing daily scoops of gelato {unfortunately} aren’t part of my regular diet, I put together this little Lemon Lavender yogurt recipe which is, and mimics all of the flavors I loved. I’ve been eating it every morning for the past week and a half – a definite must try, and it’s SO incredibly easy to make!
LEMON LAVENDER YOGURT
Serves 1
Ingredients:
- 6 oz. nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 1/2 lemon zested
- 1-2 tsp. fresh lemon juice {depending on how acidic you like it}
- 1/2 tsp. dried lavender, petals removed from stems
- serve over granola, garnished with a sprig of lavender, slice of lemon & mint {optional}
Preparation
- Combine first 5 ingredients and let sit for at least 15 minutes so lavender petals can rehydrate {if you have time, let it sit overnight}.
- Place granola in a bowl, top with yogurt mixture.
- Garnish with a sprig of lavender, slice of lemon & mint
Servings: 1 • Size: 1 bowl • Calories: 170 • Fat: 0 g • Protein: 18 g • Carb: 27 g • Sugar: 25 g
Sodium: 67 mg {not including granola & garnish}
The recipe above serves one, but I like to make multiple servings of the yogurt mixture and store them back in the yogurt container – then I have breakfast for the entire week!