Save money this holiday season by crafting your own gifts and stocking stuffers that are both adorable and tasty, and of course featuring lavender! This small gift idea is inexpensive to make and absolutely scrumptious to eat!

Homemade Blueberry Lavender Honey Butter: A delectable topping to muffins, sweetbreads and pastries. Or use as a holiday dinner appetizer on top of a crostini topped with warm brie cheese!

Ingredients for 1 lb:

• 1 quart cold, heavy cream
• 1/4 cup blueberries
• 1 tablespoon chopped, dried lavender buds
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/8 tablespoon sea salt

Instructions: Place heavy cream in the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with whisk attachment. Whisk on medium- high for about 15 minutes. you should see soft peaks, then whipped cream then after about 10- 13 minutes it should start to break down, turn yellow and separate from the liquid (buttermilk). The butter will be ready when there is a substantial amount of buttermilk in the bowl and the butter pieces have started to come together, Drain the contents of the bowl into a colander . Press the butter into the colander to get rid of any excess buttermilk. Form the butter into a ball with your hands and rinse off with cold water. Put butter into the bowl and add all other ingredients and mash together with a fork until well incorporated. Roll butter into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap to store.

If you are gifting your homemade butter, it is easily packaged in mini mason jars that can be decorated with ribbon and labels!