Here you will find the best lavender jelly recipe. This jelly with Birch sugar* is ready in no time at all!
Do you know how it really is with lavender flavored jelly?
Either you love it idolatrously or you think it's really gross. If anything is really polarizing, it's a lavender jelly recipe.
But you should give the jelly a chance! It tastes really delicious!
I clearly belong to the first group. When the season of purple flowers starts, I am already ready and have prepared all the ingredients for the jelly.
Important: part of the flowers should definitely be left for the bees, they love lavender above all. It is a very important source of food.
Why you should make lavender jelly yourself
Prepare a jelly is even easier than to make a jam. It is ready in no time and can be eaten immediately after cooking. At least a small jar I always have to treat myself directly.
Lavender jelly is prepared in no time. It also makes a real visual impact.
And if you - like me - no longer know what to do with the huge amounts of lavender from the garden, jelly comes just in time. With it, the taste of lavender can be preserved for a very long time.
The advantage to a lavender jelly recipe is that you can use it for many other things besides a spread for bread.
I like this recipe for lavender jelly best in sparkling wine. Beautifully iced, it can be so on the balcony to toast the end of the day. But also over pancakes, waffles or in the punch bowl makes the jelly very good.
And for spreading cakes and pies it is also quite wonderful.
If you like making jellies and jams, you will also enjoy our Rhubarb jam and Strawberry jam love
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Especially delicious is the lavender jelly recipe but harmonize with cheese. I have not yet tasted, but will soon catch up :)
Unlike jam, this recipe for lavender jelly remains slightly liquid and nice and soft. Jelly that becomes so really cut hard, it is difficult to spread on the bun, in champagne and Co.
That's why we make it a little more liquid. If you prefer the lavender jelly recipe more solid, just use a little more gelling agent.
Lavender jelly recipe with birch sugar
Ingredients
- 1 Bottle dry sparkling wine (0,75 liter)
- 1 Handful fresh lavender flowers
- 500 g Birch jelling sugar 3:1
- 2-3 EL fresh lemon juice
Equipment
- Pot
- Whisk
- Glasses
Anleitung
- Pluck the lavender flowers from the stems.
- Bring the sparkling wine to a boil with the flowers.
- Add the lemon juice. Turn down the heat and let it simmer very gently for at least another 10 minutes.
- Strain the lavender flowers. Add the preserving sugar. Boil the lavender jelly recipe again, stirring constantly.
- After 4 minutes, do the jelly test. To do this, pour a small amount of jelly onto a cold plate. When the lavender jelly has the consistency you want, you can bottle it.
- After filling, immediately put the lids on the jars. Put it aside and let it cool.
And don't worry: you won't get tipsy from it :) The alcohol in the sparkling wine boils away. Only a small note of the taste remains.
By the way, such a homemade lavender jelly is a wonderful gift for birthdays or visits.
You can take the jelly as a hostess gift. Just make a nice bow on it and you have a great gift for all occasions.
What is the shelf life of the lavender jelly?
It depends on how carefully you work and how you store the jelly.
Very important: Wash the glasses very well. With hot water and detergent. Then put the jars in the oven for 10 minutes. At 180° you kill all bacteria and germs.
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Boil the lids in water. This has the same effect on any impurities. This way, your jelly will last almost forever.
After filling, turn the jars upside down and let the jelly cool.
And then it's time to store. If you want to have something from your lavender jelly recipe for a long time, store the jars in a dark place.
Ideally, dark and cool. However, dark alone is normally sufficient. Only sun should not get anything to the jelly.
If you follow all these rules, your homemade lavender jelly will keep for at least a year. Mostly even longer.
As long as there is no mold or the jelly tastes very strange, you can eat it without worry.
Our conclusion
As you can see, making lavender jelly yourself is really not complicated. It tastes really delicious and makes a great gift to take home. If the lavender jelly recipe is too sweet, you can add a little more lemon.
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