Lavender Lemonade
Lavender lemonade is a refreshing spin on your classic lemonade recipe infused with a lavender honey simple syrup. Make a batch, chill and enjoy on a hot spring and summer day!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice Meyer lemons are preferred
- 4 cups water divided
- 1 cup honey or maple syrup / other sweeteners
- 1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers
- ice
- lemon slices and fresh lavender flowers for garnish
Instructions
- Add 2 cups of water, the honey, and dried lavender to a small pot. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and stir to dissolve the honey.
- Once the honey is dissolved, turn off the heat and let the mixture infuse for 30 minutes.
- While you're waiting for the mixture to infuse, pour the lemon juice into a pitcher.
- Strain the lavender mixture through a fine mesh sieve into the pitcher with the lemon juice.
- Pour 2 cups of cold water (or more if desired) into the pitcher and stir together. Add ice and lemon slices.
- To serve, pour the lavender lemonade into glasses with ice and garnish with fresh lavender blossoms.
Notes
- You can always tweak the amount of honey or other sweetener, with more or less, to your liking.
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Nutrition
Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 71g | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg