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    Home » Drinks

    Lavender Lemonade

    Published: May 27, 2018 · Modified: Sep 15, 2020 · 13 Comments

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    This quick and easy Lavender Lemonade is the perfect way to enjoy your lemonade in STYLE!  Add a little gin or vodka-- and you've got yourself a light summer cocktail!

    This quick and easy Lavender Lemonade is the perfect way to enjoy your lemonade in STYLE!  Add a little bourbon, gin, or vodka– and you’ve got yourself a light summer cocktail!

    lavender lemonade in glasses with mint

    Each spring, I go a little crazy with my tiny, but ever-expanding container garden.

    What started out years ago as two herbs soon grew to four. 

    Then, I added a few more, and then a few more, and before I knew it– my entire mini-deck is covered in plants.

    Mainly, I grow mint (for mint tea, mint simple syrup, and chocolate mint ice cream), catnip (for catnip tea), citronella (for citronella syrup), and chives (for chive butter and chive blossom vinegar).

    And each year, I’ve tried to grow lavender. 

    Unsuccessfully.

    Happily, this pretty, fragrant, fabulous plant is also available at the store. 

    Dried.  Ready to use in the kitchen. 

    No gardening skills needed!

    This lavender lemonade is cold, flavor-packed, refreshing, and perfect for spring and summer.

    lemons after squeezing

    Where Can I Buy Dried Lavender?

    Look for culinary-grade dried lavender petals with the dried herbs at the grocery store.

    Alternately, grow your own lavender, dry it, and use that.  And then email me, and tell me what I’m doing wrong with my lavender plants!

    How to Make Lavender Lemonade

    To make Lavender Lemonade, start with an herb-infused simple syrup. 

    Simply simmer the lavender with a little sugar and water, strain the lavender out, and set the syrup aside to cool.

    While it’s cooling, juice your lemons, add water, and then add the syrup.

    Making Hard Lemonade

    If you’re wondering, because I definitely was when I made it– Yes! This is delicious as hard lemonade.

    It blends well with bourbon, gin or vodka! 

    I tried all three.  For science.

    Serve this lemonade in glasses with ice, and top it all off with some fresh mint leaves.

    lavender lemonade in glasses with mint

    Want more SUMMER DRINKS?  Try these:

    • Honeysuckle Vodka
    • Bourbon Basil Smash
    • How to Make a Mint Julep

    Want more LAVENDER recipe ideas?  Try these:

    • Strawberry Lemonade with Lavender
    • Bourbon Sour with Lavender
    • Granita Recipe with Lavender, Berries, + Whipped Ricotta
    lavender lemonade in glasses with mint
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    5 from 6 votes

    Lavender Lemonade

    This quick and easy Lavender Lemonade is the perfect way to enjoy your lemonade in STYLE!  Add a little gin or vodka– and you’ve got yourself a light summer cocktail!
    Author: Sarah Trenalone
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time5 mins
    Total Time15 mins
    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Servings: 6 people
    Calories: 137kcal
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    Ingredients

    Lavender Simple Syrup:

    • 1 cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons dried lavender petals, culinary grade

    Lemonade:

    • 6-8 lemons (approx. 1 cup fresh lemon juice), plus 1 more for garnish (sliced and deseeded)
    • 4 cups water
    • optional: handful fresh mint leaves

    Optional Hard Lemonade Add-Ins:

    • 9-12 ounces bourbon, gin, or vodka, depending on desired alcohol content (optionally- add 1 ½ – 2 ounces alcohol per 8oz of lemonade)

    Instructions

    • Make simple syrup by adding sugar, lavender and 1 cup water to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer about 5 minutes. Pour syrup through a mesh sieve into a measuring cup (or other spouted container), and allow it to cool.
    • Meanwhile, juice lemons until you have about 1 cup of juice. Pour juice into pitcher, and add 4 cups of cold water. 
    • Add half the cooled syrup, and taste the lemonade.  Add the remaining syrup if desired.
      Tip: Store any leftover syrup in a sealed container in the fridge for up to a year.  
    • Serve in a pitcher, or in glasses filled with ice.  Garnish glasses with fresh mint.
    • If serving hard, add liquor to pitcher, or add to individual glasses as serving.

    Notes

    Makes about 6 8oz servings
    Recipe variation: Switch the water with sparkling water.  Serve immediately.
    Nutrition information does not include optional alcohol.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 137kcal (7%) | Carbohydrates: 36g (12%) | Potassium: 41mg (1%) | Sugar: 34g (38%) | Vitamin C: 15.8mg (19%) | Calcium: 2mg
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    About Sarah Trenalone

    Sarah is the primary creator at Champagne Tastes. She's a photographer, food writer and traveler, and is certified in Backcountry Kitchen and Backcountry Navigation from the Colorado Outward Bound School and Identifying Wild Plants from Backpacker.

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    1. Dawn @ Girl Heart Food

      June 06, 2016 at 8:39 am

      5 stars
      Funny thing about herb gardens how you keep adding and adding. So fun, though. Awesome to use things from your own garden…makes it extra special. Hubby just picked up a lavender herb recently and can’t wait to try. Love the use of lavender in a classic Summer drink. This lemonade looks delicious!

      Reply
      • champagne-tastes

        June 06, 2016 at 8:43 am

        Thanks Dawn! Let’s keep growing our gardens and drinking lemonade 😀

        Reply
    2. Marlee

      May 05, 2018 at 6:57 pm

      5 stars
      I love making infused simple syrups and I think that’s the way to go for lemonade! I want a tall glass of that!

      Reply
    3. Stine Mari

      May 09, 2018 at 3:43 am

      We just have to sacrifice for science sometimes. I might need to do the same! After MONTHS of looking through stores and the internet I have finally found dried lavender (not everyone ships to Norway, and when they do, the customs are stopping it – but one went through and I am EXCITED) So, lavender was bought primarily for lavender lemonade, and I can’t wait to try it. Yum!

      Reply
      • champagne-tastes

        May 09, 2018 at 5:47 am

        Yay!!! Let me know when you try it!! (And yes- sacrifice for science and try bourbon, vodka, and gin to see which you like best hehe)

        Reply
    4. Christine

      June 02, 2018 at 4:32 am

      5 stars
      We have lavender in our garden and I recently mistook it for rosemary and added it to some beans – doh! Clearly this would be a much better use for it 🙂 And I have a fresh bottle of gin just waiting for this! Thanks for sharing this gorgeous recipe!

      Reply
    5. Sasha

      June 04, 2018 at 3:59 pm

      5 stars
      This sounds so, so lovely! I’ve yet to experiment with lavender in cooking – this looks like the perfect place to start, so refreshing!

      Reply
    6. Karen Affholter

      February 17, 2020 at 7:16 pm

      5 stars
      Putting this on my must try list for summer!

      Reply
      • Sarah Trenalone

        February 17, 2020 at 9:24 pm

        I hope you love it! 🙂

        Reply
    7. MK Bearden

      May 20, 2021 at 1:05 am

      5 stars
      Is it possible to use fresh lavender flowers to make the lavender simple syrup or do they HAVE to be dried?
      I have been enjoying all of your recipes and looking forward to the opportunity to make several of them. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Alisha Trenalone

        May 20, 2021 at 9:31 am

        We haven’t tried it with fresh lavender but that should work! Dried lavender will be stronger than fresh, so you might need to use a little bit more than the recipe calls for. You could also try using the same amount but steeping it longer. Let us know how it goes!

        -Alisha at Champagne Tastes

        Reply
      • Jen

        February 22, 2022 at 11:35 am

        What variety of mint would be best in this drink?

        Reply
        • Alisha Trenalone

          February 22, 2022 at 12:17 pm

          We’ve tried this with sweet mint and spearmint, but most varieties of mint would make a great garnish for this lemonade… it’s so fun to try out the different types of mint in things!

          -Alisha at Champagne Tastes

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