Paraben Free Classic Lavender Lemonade
Floral, bright, and genuinely refreshing, this lavender lemonade is the kind of drink that makes a regular afternoon feel like a little occasion. The star of the show is a simple homemade lavender syrup — just water, sugar, and dried culinary lavender steeped together until the liquid turns a dreamy soft purple-gray. That steeping step is everything: it pulls out the fragrance and flavor without any artificial additives or preservatives, which is exactly what you want when you're being mindful about what goes into your glass. Store-bought flavored drinks and syrups are notorious for sneaking in synthetic compounds, so making this from scratch puts you fully in control of every single ingredient. Fresh lemon juice brings the tartness, cold water balances the sweetness, and the whole thing comes together in one pitcher with almost no effort. Serve it over ice with a lemon slice and a sprig of fresh lavender and it looks like something straight off a café menu.
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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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