Lavender Lemonade
Makes approximately 2 quarts
2 cups room-temperature water
1 ½ cups sugar
¼ cup dried culinary-grade lavender buds
1 ½ cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
4 to 5 cups cold water
In a medium saucepan, combine the room-temperature water and sugar over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, to dissolve the sugar. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the lavender. Let steep for 30 minutes.
Set a fine mesh sieve over a medium bowl. Pour the lavender syrup into the bowl. Discard the lavender.
Pour the syrup into a pitcher. Add the lemon juice and cold water and stir to fully combine.
Serve over ice.
39 Comments
Nan Karkosky
May 22, 2018 at 2:50 pmThe Lavender Lemonade looks wonderful . Gotta try it this summer. We will have to go to the Lavender Festival as well. Just sayin’.
Linda
May 22, 2018 at 4:21 pmSounds delicious and refreshing for a hot day. However, I do like hot lemon drinks in the winter also, so may try it as a warm up drink next fall. I wonder if it can be frozen in individual portions?
Teresa
May 22, 2018 at 5:28 pmOne thing I miss about being in the Northwest is the fields of lavendar.
Nancy Lepri
May 22, 2018 at 5:33 pmNot only can you write, but decorate AND cook too… I’m in awe!
Trisha
May 22, 2018 at 5:34 pmThis sounds lovely, I’ll have to give it a try! Thank you for sharing!
Becki
May 22, 2018 at 6:11 pmI am going to see if Dean and Delucca have the lavender. Our store will be closing soon, so I will enjoy going over to look for the ingredients to the Lavender Lemonade.
Dawn
May 22, 2018 at 6:17 pmThis lemonade looks refreshing!
lizzie
May 22, 2018 at 6:19 pmlavender was my mothers favorite fragrance, making this and drinking it hot on our cold days and cold on our hot days, using lavender fragrance on her linens, this is a favorite a must for any type of day.
Panda Turner
May 22, 2018 at 6:23 pmThis lavendar lemon drink looks good. i love fresh lemonade, just not sure how i would fill about lavendar lemonade. Where does someone get lavendar at? I could not find any in our area?
Sharon Robinson
May 22, 2018 at 6:25 pmWhere do you find culinary lavender? I would think this would be a good drink for cleansing & soothing to you also.
Charleta Handly
May 22, 2018 at 6:25 pmLavender Lemonade sounds like a refreshing drink for a hot summer day. And it would be easy to prepare.
Donna Ingalls
May 22, 2018 at 8:23 pmGreat recipe. Thank you
Carol J Stone
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Barbara
May 22, 2018 at 10:54 pmLove your Lavender Lemonade. Thanks for sharing.
Patt Castro
May 22, 2018 at 10:55 pmThis look interesting, I will have to try the recipe
Nancy
May 22, 2018 at 10:56 pmWhere can I buy the lavender? I’ll be coming to Seattle in June.
Dawn Markusic
May 22, 2018 at 11:27 pmI had the privilege of getting your new Cook Book at The Day With Debbie event. I can’t wait to try your recipes. We are building a new home, so New kitchen, New recipes!
Karen W
May 23, 2018 at 12:36 amThis sounds so refreshing on a hot Florida afternoon.
Kay Zetlmann
May 23, 2018 at 2:47 amGoing to a Lavender farm in a few weeks, I will definitely try this recipe. I love Lavender!
Cathie Day
May 23, 2018 at 2:48 amLove lavender and lemon is my favorite.
Cathie Day
May 23, 2018 at 2:48 amLove lavender and lemon is my favorite
Bonnie Purtell
May 23, 2018 at 3:26 amThis is delicious. I tried it and it is a very calming version of lemonade and it tastes wonderful!
Lauralee Hensley
May 23, 2018 at 3:33 amI almost bought Lavender seeds to plant yesterday. Yet, they needed a much more sunny place to be planted than the area I had in mind for planting. The flowers I planted are not for consumption by humans, but hopefully, they’ll smell nice. I do enjoy lemonade at any time of the year.
Deb Cochran
May 23, 2018 at 4:23 amSounds like a good recipe to make
Maryann Selders
May 23, 2018 at 4:54 amSounds delicious! will definitely give this lemonade a try!
Carol
May 23, 2018 at 4:58 amWe will try this this Memorial weekend at our mountain home. I use and sell essential oils and lavender is one of my very favorites!
Katherine Rodabaugh
May 23, 2018 at 11:48 amI will have to try this over the holiday weekend!
Joyce Stone
May 23, 2018 at 12:56 pmOh yum! The brownies look wonderful! Can’t wait to try them!
Donna Horsfall
May 23, 2018 at 11:06 pmCan’t wait to try it
Gail Barrett
May 24, 2018 at 1:00 amI’m not sure where to get the lavender buds, but it sounds wonderful.
Brenda Boudinot
May 24, 2018 at 3:05 amI saved this one too!
JeriAnne Collins
May 24, 2018 at 1:18 pmI wonder how this would taste. I’m going to try it.
JeriAnne Collins
May 24, 2018 at 1:23 pmLooking forward to the taste test
Jean C Gardner
May 24, 2018 at 3:12 pmThis sounds really delicious! Where would I find the lavender buds?
Terri Z
May 24, 2018 at 7:59 pmI am going to try this with the lavender syrup I use to make blueberry lavender mojitos. Blueberry lavender lemonade sounds good, doesn’t it?
FRAN JOHNSTONBAUGH
May 25, 2018 at 5:42 pmgreat receipes and ideas.
Laurel Robbins
May 27, 2018 at 1:27 pmThis looks lovely – i can’t wait to try it!
Lana
June 14, 2018 at 6:42 pmWhat is the best sugar substitute for this recipe? Thanks.
Ashley Hayes
June 22, 2018 at 5:48 pmYou could try Stevia or Honey!