Oranges and Raspberries with Lavender Honey Over Frozen Yogurt

This is absolutely delicious and so refreshing – a perfect combination of flavors for a light dessert. You can buy lavender honey or make your own using my recipe below.

Oranges and Raspberries with Lavender Honey

Difficulty: easy
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1 cup honey (I used a raw and wild natural honey – no scent added like clover or lavender)
1 tbsp. lavender blossoms, dried
4 cups orange sections (this time I used mandarine oranges in a can)
2 cups fresh raspberries – be sure they are firm or they will break apart
1 tbsp. orange zest, grated
4 cups low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt (I used Edy’s Slow Churned Yogurt Blend)

Combine honey and dried lavender blossoms in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat for 10 to 20 minutes. Do not start out with a higher temperature and then lower it and be careful, it could boil over if it gets too hot. You will start to smell that wonderful scent of lavender within a minute or two.

Combine orange sections, raspberries, orange zest and 1/2 cup lavender honey in a large bowl and toss to coat. Cover and chill for about 1 hour.

Spoon fruit mixture over a couple scoops of frozen yogurt. Drizzle with remaining 1/2 cup honey if desired.

Comment: Lavender is a great perennial to grow, the bees love it and I usually get two bloom seasons every year. Cut it back hard in mid-April (Michigan) and you will be surprised how nice it fills in. Lavender does have a tendency to get “woody”. The plants will look like they are dead but new growth will shoot up everywhere. After it is done flowering, cut off the flowers and you will get a second round of blooms before the season is over.

This is June 5, 2013 (left picture) and after a mid-April “haircut” there are tons of flowers waiting to open 🙂 Right picture (end of June) shows my lavender in full bloom!