Gelatin Free Classic Lavender Lemonade
Floral, bright, and endlessly refreshing, this lavender lemonade is the kind of drink that makes any 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 gentle steeping process pulls out all the fragrant, herbal notes without any artificial flavors or additives you'd find in store-bought versions. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice brings the tartness that balances the floral sweetness perfectly, and you can tweak the ratio to suit your own taste. Many packaged lemonades and flavored drink mixes sneak in unexpected thickeners or stabilizers, so making this entirely from scratch means you know exactly what's in your glass. Served over ice with a lemon slice and a sprig of fresh lavender, it looks stunning on a table and tastes even better than it looks.
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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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