I love to make unique non-alcoholic drinks when we have friends over for dinner. This homemade lavender lemonade recipe walks you through how to make a lavender simple syrup. You can purchase culinary lavender to use in the recipe below at many grocery stores or in our area, from Bluetree Farm & Forest on Bainbridge Island or Graysmarsh Farm in Sequim. This recipe makes 8-12 servings of lavender lemonade.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of sugar
- 2 cups of water
- 4 teaspoons of culinary lavender
- 2 cups lemon juice
- 7 cups of water
Step One: To make the simple syrup put the sugar, 2 cups of water, and culinary lavender in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil for ~10 minutes. Let cool. Remove the lavender by using a small sieve.
Step Two: Put 2 cups of fresh lemon juice and 7 cups of water in a large pitcher and stir. Add 2 1/2 cups of the cooled simple syrup into the pitcher and mix well.
Step Three: Put in the fridge and let it sit overnight – this will result in a much stronger lemonade.
Step Four: Serve over ice or chilled.
P.S. This lavender simple syrup is also excellent in making lavender mint fauxjitos!
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