Lavender Lemonade
This homemade lavender lemonade is slightly sweet, tart, and so refreshing that you'll want to sip on it all spring and summer long.
Ingredients
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup organic cane sugar or ⅓ cup raw honey
- 4 tablespoons dried lavender flowers culinary grade only
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3-4 cups filtered water
- ice for serving
Instructions
- Make the lavender simple syrup by heating the water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir the mixture until the sugar dissolves (it shouldn’t be boiling). Turn the heat down to low, add the dried lavender and let it infuse, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the simple syrup to steep for about an hour. Strain out the lavender with a fine mesh strainer and pour it into a large pitcher along with the lemon juice and 3-4 cups of filtered water.
- Store in the refrigerator until chilled. Serve over ice and a slice of lemon if desired.