Lavender lemonade is a refreshing and delightful twist to your classic lemonade recipe. Infused with a lavender honey simple syrup it’s easy, fragrant, elegant and perfect to enjoy on a warm day throughout spring and summer. Not only is lavender a beautiful, fragrant plant with vibrant purple blossoms, but it’s a delicious herb to use in cooking that adds a floral flavor with hints of lemon and citrus. Which means it pairs beautifully with anything lemon. So let’s whip up some lavender lemonade!
Ingredients1 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
Method* 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.