A floral lemonade infused with lavender and honey, offering a sweet, refreshing taste for warm days.
# What You'll Need:
→ Lavender Syrup
01 - 1 cup water
02 - 2 tablespoons dried culinary lavender
03 - 1/2 cup honey
→ Lemonade
04 - 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (approximately 4 to 6 lemons)
05 - 3 cups cold water
06 - 1/4 cup honey, plus additional to taste
07 - Ice cubes
→ Garnish
08 - Lemon slices
09 - Fresh lavender sprigs
10 - Mint leaves
# How to Make It:
01 - In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water and dried culinary lavender to a gentle simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat, cover, and allow to steep for 5 minutes.
02 - Strain the lavender flowers through a fine mesh strainer, returning the infused water to the saucepan. Stir in 1/2 cup honey until fully dissolved. Allow the lavender syrup to cool completely to room temperature.
03 - In a large pitcher, combine the cooled lavender syrup, 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, remaining 1/4 cup honey, and 3 cups cold water. Stir thoroughly until all honey is fully dissolved.
04 - Taste the mixture and adjust sweetness or tartness by adding additional honey or lemon juice as desired to achieve preferred balance.
05 - Refrigerate the pitcher for a minimum of 1 hour before serving.
06 - Fill individual glasses with ice cubes and pour the chilled lemonade. Garnish with lemon slices, fresh lavender sprigs, or mint leaves if desired.
