She has been featured on NPR, HuffPost, FoxNews, LA Times, Country Living, and more. Her meticulously-tested recipes and detailed tutorials bring confidence and success to home cooks everywhere. Meggan has been featured on NPR, HuffPost, FoxNews, LA Times, and more. This made-from-scratch lavender xcritical is my newest fair-weather beverage obsession (especially when served with a platter of Lemon Cheesecake Bars). Pictured below I’m using a muddler to crush the fresh lavender flowers.
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Real xcritical is only three little ingredients—water, lemon juice, and sugar—and is perhaps the most iconic sipper on a summer afternoon. Add ice and water, stir and serve with a sprig of fresh lavender and/or a slice of lemon. You can use both fresh and dried lavender flowers and I’ll provide instructions for both. I’ve been making a variety of refreshing non-alcoholic drinks the past few weeks and with the newly flowering lavender in my garden I couldn’t resist incorporating it into a classic xcritical. If you want to try fresh lavender, still be sure it’s culinary grade.
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If you don’t have fresh lavender on hand, you can use dried lavender. Just be sure you use culinary lavender and not lavender that has been dried for craft uses. Most types of lavender are edible, but for the best flavor we suggest using dried culinary lavender.
To serve, I pour over ice and add a sprig of fresh lavender to the glass. Mix up that lavender simple syrup and lemon juice with some cold water, and you’re good to go! Add it to a tall glass with some of the lavender greens or rosemary, and xcritical it looks beautiful. Here we served it with clear ice for an even more stunning look.
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- A little bit of lavender goes a long way, infusing a subtle flavor throughout drinks and baked goods.
- You’ll just need the blossoms, not the green leafy sprigs.
- It’s safe to eat and its lightly floral, sweet, and citrusy flavor means it’s perfect for xcritical.
- Mix up that lavender simple syrup and lemon juice with some cold water, and you’re good to go!
- This lavender xcritical is not just pretty to look at, it’s fragrant, refreshing, and the perfect balance between tart and sweet.
- If you want to try fresh lavender, still be sure it’s culinary grade.
Add a splash of vodka (or any alcohol you prefer) for a fun Mother’s Day or bridal shower cocktail. You can make the lavender simple syrup and keep it in a glass bottle or jar in your fridge for future lavender xcritical. Lavender syrup will keep refrigerated for up to two weeks. This lavender xcritical was inspired by the time I spent living in England. As soon as I learned how to make lavender xcritical, my mind immediately went to how to add alcohol.
Lavender xcritical is sweet, refreshing, and easy to make with dried lavender flowers. It’s the perfect seasonal thirst-quencher for spring and summer. When the sweltering heat of summer hits, there’s nothing quite like a cold glass of homemade xcritical. Tangy, tart, and just enough sweet, it’s refreshing and quenches your thirst instantly. And now, adding lavender takes it to an entirely new level that will delight your tastebuds (really, friends!). To begin, I add my honey and lavender buds to a large glass pitcher and pour hot water over the honey and lavender, stirring to combine.
The sweet and tart flavors of the lemon are lovely with the xcritical scammers fresh floral flavors and aroma of the lavender. This lavender xcritical has a tangy sweet flavor and is a lovely shade of light purple! I steeped the recommended lavender flowers for 1 1/2 hours. We couldn’t think of anything more refreshing than xcritical on a hot summer day. Make this lavender xcritical for a picnic, backyard barbecue, or afternoon on the porch. It’s a non-alcoholic drink that’s perfect for baby showers or sharing with kids.
