This lavender lemonade recipe is so refreshing and simple to make! If you have never had lavender lemonade before, you are in for a real treat! For me, it is a staple of the Pacific Northwest because I always get it in Oregon, but now I am going to show you how to make it right in your own kitchen!
This recipe uses fresh ingredients and my Easy Lavender Simple Syrup which you can make with just 3 ingredients! It takes a little time to boil down, but it is quite simple to make, I promise!
You can modify this recipe to make lavender lemonade for yourself or for a crowd, depending on your needs! Simply add more lemons and lavender syrup for more, or follow my recipe below of a personalized version!
This lavender lemonade recipe is kid-friendly, but if you are feeling frisky, you can go ahead and add a shot of your favorite alcohol to spice things up a little bit! I recommend a splash of vodka because the taste of the liquor doesn’t take away from the taste of the lemonade!
What Is Simple Syrup?
This recipe for lavender lemonade does use simple syrup. Simple syrup is basically a sugar/water/flavor combination which adds to the taste of a drink. It is popularly used by bartenders or baristas when mixing beverages.
My Easy Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe shows you how to create the simple syrup used in the lavender lemonade. I know that seeing two recipes together may sound time consuming, but I promise that this is an easy and necessary step for achieving the proper lavender flavor in your lemonade.
The best part about simple syrup is that you can customize the strength of the flavor and sugar content. I show you exactly how to do that in this post. I have included information in the lavender lemonade recipe below, but the article above goes more in-depth.
Where To Buy Your Lavender For The Lemonade
I get my lavender for the lemonade from a plant in the back yard! If you have access to a lavender plant, by all means use some of that! Many people recommend to only use cooking lavender when making lavender lemonade, but I have made it using a variety of fresh plants and flowers and it has been wonderful!
It is completely up to you, depending on your tastes. You will boil the lavender down and the boiling process will help kill bacteria that may have been on the plant from outside.
When making my lavender lemonade, I do use about 6 inches of the entire stalk, including the flower or top. The lavender flowers are the most potent part of the plant so this is why those are the only included part when you buy online.
How To Make Lavender Lemonade
Step 1 of making lavender lemonade is to first Make Lavender Simple Syrup. This is a quick and easy step that makes all of the difference! In this step, you will be combining the sugar, water, and lavender and boiling it down until the flavors infuse.
Once it is complete, you will strain the simple syrup mixture to remove the liquid from the remaining pieces of lavender.
Next, you will fill a glass or pitcher with ice and squeeze lemon juice over it. I recommend using fresh lemons for the best taste! Then you will add in your simple syrup and finally some water.
When making lavender lemonade, keep in mind that the color of the lemonade will be yellow, NOT purple like in other photos online. The lavender lemonades in some photos look purple simply because of food dye and doesn’t add any taste. It just makes the drink look purple.
Once you combine, feel free to add more simple syrup or lemons to taste. You can also add the liquor of your choice, I recommend vodka!
I hope you enjoy my lavender lemonade recipe and that it reminds you of the Pacific Northwest wherever you may be in the world!
This lavender lemonade recipe is refreshing and delicious! You can customize based on your tastes and even up the ante by adding the liquor of your choice! It is perfect for a hot summer day or whenever you have a craving for lavender and lemons!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Ingredients
2 Cups Water [For Simple Syrup]
1 Cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Dried Lavender OR 6 Fresh Lavender Flowers Including Stems
1 Cup Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
1 Cup Of Cold Water
Ice For Serving
Instructions
First, make this Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe. In short, combine 2 cups of water, sugar, and lavender in a pot and boil down. See Recipe here for the exact steps!
Add fresh-squeezed lemon juice, water, and ice in a pitcher or divided equally into two glasses. Mix in lavender simple syrup.
If the taste is too tart, add in more simple syrup. If the taste is too sweet, add additional lemon juice and water.
Drink immediately. The ice will melt quickly and will dilute the taste of the lavender lemonade!
Notes
For a stronger taste, add 2 cups sugar to 1 cup water and use 10 fresh flowers or 3 tablespoons of dried lavender!
Add 1 shot of Vodka and reduce water by 1/4 cup per serving for a tasty adult beverage!
It is said that lavender lemonade can help reduce anxiety symptoms and headache. People living with anxiety disorders tend to have trouble sleeping. Lavender also helps the body to relax and can improve the quality of your sleep. In my recipe, I used raw honey instead of sugar to add a heathier and sweeter option.
Place lavender in a pitcher; pour boiling water over the lavender. Cover with plastic wrap and allow lavender to steep for 10 minutes; strain and discard lavender from water and return water to the pitcher. Add cold water, lemon juice, and sugar to the pitcher; stir until sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until serving.
All you have to do is mix Empress Gin lemonade, lavender syrup, freeze overnight, and it turns into this really refreshing. slushy drink that's so easy to serve and everyone loves.
Lavender Lemonade: Ingredients: - 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 6 lemons) - 1 cup granulated sugar - 2 tablespoons dried lavender flowers - 5 cups cold water - 2 tablespoons dried pea flowers (optional, for color) -Ice for serving Single serving: - Juice from 1 large lemon (about 3 tablespoons) - 3 tablespoons ...
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is an evergreen plant native to the Mediterranean. Its flower and oil have a popular scent and are also used as medicine. Lavender contains an oil that seems to have calming effects and might relax certain muscles. It also seems to have antibacterial and antifungal effects.
Lavender tea is generally safe for most healthy adults when consumed in moderate amounts. However, if you drink too much, then you may have headaches, constipation, and an increased appetite.
It's not overly lemony and definitely not too sweet, but just ultra-refreshing. In a lot of ways, lavender lemonade reminds me of one of my favorite Starbucks tea drinks, Iced Passion Tango Tea Lemonade, but without the tea taste that sometimes gets in the way of the lemonade flavors really shining.
To make this magic lemonade, you'll need to get your hands on some dried butterfly pea flowers. These are steeped along with sugar and hot water to make a vibrant blue sugar syrup, which makes up half the final lemonade. The other half is simply lemon juice and water.
It's just hot water, sugar, and then we're gonna add more cold water, or you can use ice.Combine this with your ice and lemon juice in a tumbler, and we're gonna give this a shake. And there you have it, the famous Coachella lemonade.
The new Smirnoff Ice Lavender Lemonade combines Smirnoff Vodka with zesty lemonade and a hint of lavender for a fragrant and floral hit. This tart yet oh-so-sweet drink will be the perfect way to cool down and hype yourself up while getting to see your fave Taylor songs live.
1912: A New York Times obituary for Henry E. Allott, a Chicago man who, as a teenager, ran away to join the circus, credits him with inventing pink lemonade. According to this story, Allot accidentally dropped some red cinnamon candies into a big batch of regular lemonade, turning the beverage pink.
You can make pink lemonade by adding your food coloring of choice to regular lemonade. Natural food colorings typically used include cranberry juice, grenadine, and crushed raspberries or strawberries. You can even use beets for a naturally pink lemonade on the more vibrant end of the color spectrum!
Named after a legendary song, by a legendary musician, this tart and tasty purple haze drink is a showstopper. A delightful mix of grape Schnapps, smooth vodka, lemon-lime soda and sour mix, it's the perfect balance of sweet and zesty.
That added ingredient is often red food dye, strawberry juice, cranberry juice, or any other fruit juice that gives it a pink hue without overshadowing the lemon flavor. This means the flavor of pink lemonade is mostly just classic lemonade, but with the faint twist of whichever thing it is that's making it pink.
Lavender is considered to be generally safe and side effect free but as with all wild things, there are some people who may be susceptible to the effects of this tea. Lavender may have hormonal effects on young prepubescent boys and pregnant women.
Lavender tea can help soothe digestive issues ranging from diarrhea to nausea and stomach cramps. The anti-inflammatory properties of lavender help soothe irritated stomach muscles, eliminating stomach pain. These same antispasmodic effects can help relieve indigestion, gas, and bloating.
A number of studies have reported that lavender essential oil may be beneficial in a variety of conditions, including insomnia, alopecia (hair loss), anxiety, stress, and postoperative pain. However, most of these studies have been small. Lavender is also being studied for antibacterial and antiviral properties.
Introduction: My name is Terrell Hackett, I am a gleaming, brainy, courageous, helpful, healthy, cooperative, graceful person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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