Lavender Lemonade

Submitted by BarbryT

"Another Northwest summer delight: lavender and ...."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 3 pints
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 236.59 ml sugar
• 1182.95 ml water, divided
• 14.79 ml dried lavender or 29.58-44.37 ml fresh lavender
• 236.59 ml fresh-squeezed lemon juice

directions

1. In a saucepan, combine sugar and 2_ cups water. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil.
2. Add lavender, cover, and remove from heat; let stand at least 20 minutes or up to several hours. Strain and discard lavender.
3. Pour lavender syrup into a pitcher. Add lemon juice and remaining 2_ cups water. Stir to combine.
4. Serve over ice, garnished with fresh lavender flowers.

Reviews

[EURrosa1]

Delicious, but I couldn't pair it with anything... Very refreshing. The only thing I will differently next time is less sugar. Otherwise, perfect poured over lots of ice on a hot summer day! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Annacia]

What a lovely change for a glass of lemonade. Super simple to make too. I used Splenda for he sugar but otherwise it was made as directed with the dried lavender. I let the syrup steep for 2 hrs and thoroughly enjoyed the result with it's sweet-tart and essence of lavender flavor. Made for Pool Party Tag 5/10.

 

[Tinkerbell]

This is so delicious! I used fresh lavender and I probably let the sugar, water and lavender steep for about 3 hours, while making some other recipes. What an easy recipe this was for how many ooh's & aah's it got from my family. I can't wait to make it for our summer BBQs! Thanks for sharing, BarbryT! :D Made & enjoyed for Spring 2010 PAC-O.

 

[Outta Here]

Really refreshing, even on a cool Fall day. I used dried lavender, but looking forward to trying this during the summer with fresh lavender from my garden. I used Splenda instead of sugar. Made for Fall 2009 PAC.

 

[Anissa Wolf]

I made this for a potluck at work--soooo good! I actually used a total of 7 cups water, as many people don't like either lavender or lemon as strong as I do. I used 2 Tbsp. dried lavender flowers and steeped them for about 15 min. before straining and sugaring. The lavender water was a purplish grey, then when I added the lemon juice it turned bright pink... awesome chemistry experiment there too! Tastes great, is so pretty, and I think it would be great taken warm with honey instead of sugar to soothe a sore throat in the winter, too!