Best Lavender Lemonade for a Simple and Sweet Summer
Lemonade is a classic hot summer day drink to enjoy outdoors. It’s a frequent crowd pleaser for barbecues or summer parties and pretty easy to make! Adding a bit of lavender to the classic lemonade adds a light floral twist to make it even more refreshing! Even skeptics of lavender may enjoy this as the amount of lavender used in the simple syrup brings just a light floral flavor to this refreshing beverage.
What makes the Lemonade taste like Lavender?
Culinary lavender (which is usually English lavender) is steeped in a simple syrup to provide a subtle yet beautiful floral flavor to this lemonade.
Where to buy Lavender?
You don’t want to use just any Lavender for this recipe. Mainly because you want to be sure it can be ingested!
Your best option is to find a loose leaf tea store you can go to either in person or online to be sure you’re getting culinary lavender. For online options, there are places like Farmhouse Teas, Mountain Rose Herbs, and Azure Standard.
Ingredients For Lavender Lemonade
Lavender Syrup:
1 ½ cups Sugar or sugar equivalent sweetener
3 tbsp Lavender
5 cups Filtered water
Lemonade:
2 cups Lemon juice
5 cups Filtered water
Tools
A medium saucepan
Measuring cups and spoons
A large pitcher or glass jar
A whisk or spoon
Directions
- To begin, add 5 cups Filtered water and 1 ½ cups sugar in a saucepan. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Bring the sugar mixture to a light boil.
- Add 3 tbsp Lavender, stir and remove from the heat.
- Set aside until completely cool.
- Once cool, strain the lavender buds from the simple syrup
- While the lavender simple syrup is cooling, combine lemon juice and filtered water into a pitcher or large glass jar.
- Add the lavender simple syrup to the pitcher or container, stir and enjoy!
- Optional- When serving, garnish with lemon slices and fresh lavender piece.
Recipe tips
Tip #1 Changing the lavender flavor strength
Although this recipe calls for three tablespoons of lavender, the amount of floral flavor can be changed. You can also change the length of time you steep the lavender for.
This recipe results in a pretty subtle lavender flavor. If you desire a more pronounced lavender flavor in your lemonade, add an additional tablespoon of lavender to the simple syrup and steep until your desired strength is achieved.
Tip #2 Make extra and make it into ice cubes.
If you’re serving this at a barbecue or shower event, then I recommended making extra lavender lemonade and freezing it in ice cube trays . Having ice cubes with the same flavor will ensure this beverage stays flavorful and cool throughout the event.
Tip #3 Only use culinary lavender
Lavender air fresheners, essential oils and fragrance pouches are commonly found in many stores. Although they may all have a base of lavender, they are not created The same and may contain toxic ingredients or pesticides. Always purchase culinary Lavender buds from a reputable source.
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If you are looking for more recipes, you might also enjoy this homemade taco seasoning or this raw milk yogurt.
