Cinnamon Free Classic Lavender Lemonade

Total time35 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time5 min

4.6

(17)

Floral, bright, and endlessly refreshing, this lavender lemonade is the kind of drink that makes a regular afternoon feel like a special occasion. The star of the show is a homemade lavender simple syrup — just water, sugar, and dried culinary lavender steeped together until the liquid turns a dreamy soft purple-gray. That syrup gets strained clean and stirred together with freshly squeezed lemon juice, so every sip is fragrant and perfectly tart without any artificial flavors or mystery additives. For anyone navigating a sensitivity to warming spices, this recipe is a genuinely safe and satisfying treat — the ingredient list is short, transparent, and completely free of anything that could cause concern. Garnished with lemon slices and a sprig of fresh lavender, it also looks stunning in a glass, which makes it an easy crowd-pleaser for gatherings or a quiet afternoon on the porch. The balance of sweet syrup and bright citrus is easy to tweak right in the pitcher, so you can dial it to exactly the level of tartness you love.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the lavender syrup

1 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp dried culinary lavender

For the lemonade

1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6–8 lemons)
3 cups cold water

For serving

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

Instructions

1
Combine 1 cup water and the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar fully dissolves, about 2–3 minutes.
2
Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the dried lavender, and let the mixture steep for 15–20 minutes, until the syrup is fragrant and tinted a soft purple-gray.

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