This homemade lavender lemonade recipe is a delicious twist on traditional lemonade!
Lavender Lemonade is the perfect refreshment for a garden party, a church social, a picnic, a BBQ, a baby shower, a bridal shower, or any old hot summer day simply sitting on your porch. Sweet, tart, and lightly floral this easy-to-make drink makes any afternoon a special occasion. Use lavender harvested from your garden or pick up a jar of culinary-grade dried lavender to make this concoction.
How to Make Lavender Lemonade
As with traditional lemonade, you will start by making a simple syrup. Once you have your simple syrup, you will infuse the syrup with the dried lavender while the syrup cools. Then you will strain the lavender from the syrup and add lemon juice and more water. Infusing the simple syrup takes a little extra time, but it is worth it!
Homemade Lavender Lemonade Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup lemon juice (about 6-ish large lemons)
- 5 cups water divided in half
- 3 tablesoons dried lavender
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Directions:
1. Make a simple syrup by placing 1 cup of granulated sugar and 2 1/2 cups of water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring or whisking it frequently. Boil until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the dried lavender, cover, and let it infuse while it cools completely.
3. Pour the syrup through a strainer to remove the flowers. It is going to be an ugly, dirty color, and you will wonder what in the world you did wrong but have no fear in just a minute you will see the magic.
4. Stir the syrup into the remaining 2 1/2 cups of water, and add the lemon juice. As yu stir the lemon juice into the mixture, your lemonade will turn a pale lavender color.
5. Serve the lavender lemonade over ice with a slice of lemon and a sprig of fresh lavender for garnish if you have it.
Printable Recipe for Lavender Lemonade
Homemade Lavender Lemonade Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup lemon juice about 6-ish large lemons
- 5 cups water (divided in half)
- 3 Tbsp. dried lavender (culinary grade)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Make a simple syrup by placing 1 cup of granulated sugar and 2 1/2 cups of water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring or whisking it frequently. Boil until the sugar is dissolved.
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the dried lavender, cover, and let it infuse while it cools completely.
- Pour the syrup through a strainer to remove the flowers.
- Stir the syrup into the remaining 2 1/2 cups of water, and add the lemon juice. Stir to mix.
- Serve the lavender lemonade over ice with a slice of lemon and a sprig of fresh lavender for garnish if you have it.
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Cristi says
This looks awesome! I love lavender! Thanks so much for sharing and for linking up with our Living With Style Linky Party. Hope you’ll join us again next week! Have an awesome weekend!
Ana Marija says
OMG,cant wait to make this lemonade! I can taste it already!
Pauline Wiles says
This sounds wonderful. I do have some dried lavender already on hand so would love to try this.