Lavender Champagne

Recipe:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon dried lavender

4 bottles sparkling wine

fresh lavender sprigs for garnish

Directions:

1. Bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Stir in dried lavender. Remove from heat. Let cool completely. Strain out lavender. Refrigerate syrup until ready to serve (up to 1 month). Pour about 6 ounces Champagne and 1 1/2 teaspoons syrup into each flute. Garnish each with a lavender sprig.

Serves 16.

Recipe credit: Martha Stewart.com