Blueberry Lavender Mimosas
Liven up your traditional classic champagne and orange juice combo with these incredibly delicious, impressive, and 5-star brunch worthy Blueberry Lavender Mimosas!
Servings: 3 mimosas
Ingredients
- 1½ cups frozen (thawed) or fresh blueberries
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup
raw honey ororganic cane sugar (for vegan) - 1-2 tablespoons fresh lavender or
culinary dried lavender - 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Mimosa/champagne glasses - 1 bottle chilled Prosecco, champagne or dry sparkling wine
Instructions
(Blueberry Lavender Simple Syrup)
- Mix blueberries, water, and honey in a small saucepan, over low, until sugar/honey dissolves. Use a wood spoon or potato masher to smush the blueberries as they cook. Turn heat up to medium and stir often until thick, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Mix in lavender and allow it to steep, covered, for 20 minutes. Strain.
- Whisk lemon juice into syrup.
(Blueberry Lavender Mimosas)
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of simple syrup to each mimosa glass (depending how sweet you like your mimosa).
- Fill to the brim with champagne.
Notes
*This recipe will make extra Blueberry Lavender simple syrup (enough for about 8 mimosas). Store the remaining simple syrup in an airtight container, in the fridge, until ready to use (will last about a week). Or grab a second or third bottle of champagne and make additional mimosas!