Super Simple Lavender Honey Cheesecake

Make Lavender Honey Cheesecake for any occasion. A true crowd-pleaser your friends and family will love!

When I get together with my family for holidays, I often bring the dessert, and our July 4th get-together was no different.  

I love the red, white, and blue desserts for the holiday with fresh strawberries and blueberries that are in season and delicious this time of year, but this year, I wanted to do something different.  

A few weeks ago, I was looking around online and found a recipe for Lavender Honey Cheesecake, and I have been looking for an excuse to make it ever since.  

Before my sister’s bachelorette party in June, I found out that one of my coworkers has a side hustle selling gourmet cheesecakes, and we got a couple cheesecakes for her party and enjoyed them very much.  

I had never made cheesecake myself, which is so strange because I love to bake.  

I guess I thought cheesecake was intimidating, especially with the crust, but the delicious cheesecake I bought from my coworker inspired me to try to make one myself.  

Sure, this lavender cheesecake doesn’t have the required colors for the holiday, but my lavender is blooming, and I didn’t know how long I would have to wait for another occasion to make it.  

I followed the recipe below, and it turned out great!  Everyone loved it.

The original recipe called for a 9 inch springform pan, but I only had a 10 inch springform pan.  

I’m glad I used the larger size, however, because I didn’t have much room left over in the pan when I added the second filling.

The original recipe also called for lavender honey, but I couldn’t find any in my area.  

I suppose if I went to some of the health food stores around here I might find some lavender honey.  

However, my family and I celebrated the 4th on Monday, the 3rd this year, and I left my grocery shopping until Sunday.  

Therefore, I wasn’t able to go to these stores, since they’re closed on Sundays.  

In the future, when I make this cheesecake again (and I will – it’s so good!), I will look for lavender honey to try it.  

This time, I just added lavender flowers and leaves to the fillings in this cheesecake, and it turned out wonderful! 

Don’t have a lavender plant in your yard?  Just use food grade lavender flowers for cooking. 

**Update July 2018 (one year later):  I found this high-quality Lavender Honey on Amazon and bought it for this July 4th, since my family requested this cheesecake again! 

Lavender Honey Cheesecake: The Baking Process

Here are some photos of the baking process:

the crust:

I pressed the crust into the pan with a ramekin, which was such a useful tool! 

Make sure the crust is evenly thin throughout the pan, especially along the bottom corner.

the filling:

The first layer of filling ready to be poured over the crust in the pan.

First layer of filling as it is about to go in the oven.

First layer of filling is finished baking. The cheesecake will cool for 15 minutes before the second layer of filling is added on top.

After the first layer of filling is done baking, the second filling is added and baked for a short 10 minutes.

Here is the cheesecake cooling on the stove after all baking is complete.

After the cheesecake is done baking, it must be cooled to room temperature before placing the cheesecake in the freezer until an hour before serving. 

Here is the frozen cheesecake being placed into my cake saver for transport to the party. 

I was worried about transferring the cheesecake from the pan to the cake saver, but it was a breeze, since the cake was frozen.

the end result:

Cheesecake is all done and ready to be served!

So delicious! This cheesecake was a huge hit at our 4th of July party! 

The lavender essence and taste was very mild, but so unique and enjoyed by all. 

Everyone remarked how they enjoyed the tart sour cream layer and how it contrasted with the sweetness of the first layer of filling and the crust.

In this close up, you can see the little flecks of lavender blooms and leaves in both layers of filling.

Lavender Honey Cheesecake Recipe

This Lavender Honey Cheesecake recipe was a great success!   

I have never really experimented much with lavender in cooking or baking, but the popularity of this cheesecake has inspired me to try more lavender recipes.

What do you think of this cheesecake recipe? Have you ever cooked with lavender or other herbs and flavors not typically used in cooking?   

Please share your thoughts in the comments below!

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