Gluten Free Blueberry Lavender Lemonade

Total time40 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

5.0

(14)

This drink is the kind of thing you make once and then find yourself craving all summer long. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice meets a silky blueberry purée and a homemade lavender honey syrup that smells absolutely incredible while it steeps on the stove. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of gluten, so there's no label-reading stress or ingredient swaps required — just beautiful, whole-food components doing exactly what they're supposed to do. The lavender syrup comes together in minutes and adds a soft floral note that keeps this lemonade from tasting like anything you'd pour out of a bottle. Blending and straining the blueberries gives the drink a gorgeous deep purple hue and a fruity depth that plain lemonade just can't compete with. Poured over ice and garnished with lemon slices and a sprig of fresh lavender, it's as stunning to look at as it is to drink — perfect for a backyard gathering or an afternoon treat you genuinely earned.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the lavender honey syrup

⅓ cup honey
⅓ cup water
1 tbsp dried culinary lavender

For the blueberry purée

1 cup fresh blueberries
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

For the lemonade

¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 5–6 lemons)
3 cups cold water

For serving

ice, for serving
fresh lemon slices, for serving (optional)
fresh blueberries, for serving (optional)
fresh lavender sprigs, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the honey, 1/3 cup water, and dried culinary lavender in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the honey dissolves. Bring to a gentle simmer, then remove from the heat and let steep for 15 minutes, until the syrup is fragrant and faintly floral.
2
Pour the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl or measuring cup, pressing the lavender gently to extract the liquid. Discard the spent lavender. Let the syrup cool to room temperature, about 5 minutes.

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